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North Carolina woman sitting in car with dog fatally shot in Prince William County

By Christopher Thomas

A North Carolina woman sitting in her car with her dog near a Dale City, Virginia, apartment complex was fatally shot early Friday morning, according to authorities.

Around 2:00 a.m. Prince William County police responded to reports of the shooting in the area of Brickwood Drive and Bronson Court.

When they arrived, officers found the 23-year-old woman in a vehicle, suffering from gunshot wounds. Fire and EMS responders pronounced her dead at the scene.

She was identified by Prince William County police as Egypt Zapporah Carter, of Burlington, North Carolina.

Officers also found a small mixed-breed dog in the vehicle. The dog was unharmed, and officers turned it over to Animal Control.

No additional injuries or property damages have been reported, and no arrests have been made.

“Detectives are actively investigating the incident to determine what led up to the shooting,” police said on X.

Detectives are asking anyone with information to contact police at 703-792-6500 or submit a tip online at pwcva.gov/policetip.

Prince William’s Co. proposed $140M sports complex facing an uncertain future

By InsideNoVa.com
The proposal for an over $100 million indoor athletics facility in Prince William County faces a dicey future as a majority of elected officials appear unable to coalesce around it. The Board of County Supervisors has given staff permission to finalize purchase of a $15 million Woodbridge property that is currently under contract by the county. The primary proposal for the property has been a national destination for sporting and other types of events, as well as a local hub for use by athletic organizations. But it’s not clear the board has the support necessary for approval of the sportsplex as concerns abound with the project's $140 million price tag. Board Chair Deshundra Jefferson, the lone Democrat skeptical of the proposal and likely swing vote, said during a Tuesday board meeting that she won’t be supporting the project in its current form. Republicans have similarly balked at the plan. “Despite the projections and everything we gave, I still have my doubts,” Jefferson said. “I mean, how many of these projects really earn money? And we’re making a significant public investment — people’s tax dollars … I understand and respect the families who want to see this in our county, but I’m not behind this. This project in its current iteration does not have my vote.”
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