3 wounded in shooting near Potomac Mills shopping mall

By Ciara Wells
May 21, 2025 | 7:42 PM

Three men were injured in a shooting behind a shopping center in Prince William County, Virginia, on Wednesday afternoon, police say.

Prince William County police confirmed to WTOP that around 5:15 p.m., they got the report of a shooting in the 14200 block of Smoketown Road in Woodbridge near the Potomac Mills shopping center. When they arrived on the scene, they discovered three “males, initially believed to be adults,” with gunshot wounds.

Police did not share the extent of their injuries and said no suspect has been taken into custody.

Below is a map of where the shooting occurred:

This story is developing. Stay with WTOP for the latest.

After nearly 50 years, Dale City Music is closing

By InsideNoVa.com
July 29, 2026 | 6:03 PM

After nearly five decades serving musicians, students and families from the same Dale Boulevard location, Dale City Music is preparing to close its doors, ending a 48-year run as a locally owned music store and community resource, according to multiple sources. The store, at 4367 Dale Blvd., is slated to close July 31. An employee, Adren Harris, told InsideNoVa the owners decided to shut down amid rising commercial rents and concerns about taking on unsustainable debt. “Our last day of normal business will be this Friday,” Harris said. Harris said the store’s owners determined closing was preferable to continuing under increasingly difficult financial conditions.

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