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Father accused of killing son at a Fairfax County shooting range

A father has been accused of shooting and killing his son at a gun range in Lorton, Virginia. The Fairfax County police said in a statement Tuesday that Ajay Srivastav, 63, shot his son Ajay, 23, and then himself around 9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11 in a car outside Sharpshooters Range off Terminal Road. Varun Srivastav died from his gunshot wound on Friday night, while the father survived, the police said.

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Ajay Srivastav of Vienna has been charged with aggravated malicious wounding and firearm use in a felony. The police said they expect detectives will update the charges after the county medical examiner ruled the son’s death a homicide on Monday. Ajay Srivastav is being held without bond at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center. The death was the 13th homicide in the county this year.

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