1 hurt after driver shoots at another car on I-66 in Fairfax Co.

By Emily Venezky
August 22, 2023 | 5:20 PM

A driver shot at another vehicle on Interstate 66 in Fairfax County, Virginia, Tuesday afternoon, injuring one of the passengers.

Virginia State Police said that officers responded to a shooting just before 1:10 p.m. on I-66. Investigators said two Honda sedans were traveling east when the driver of a white Honda began shooting at the other car.

Both vehicles pulled over to the side of the interstate near the 50 mile marker, according to authorities. The person who fired the shots remained at the scene and was taken into custody by state police.

The occupant in the other black Honda was transported to a hospital with injuries that are not life-threatening.

Police are asking anyone who saw what happened or had interactions between the two vehicles before the shooting to call Virginia State Police at 703-803-0026 or email them at questions@vsp.virginia.gov.

Breaking the silence around suicide: A Virginia mother shares thoughts on prevention

By Kate Ryan
September 1, 2026 | 4:22 AM

September is Suicide Prevention Month, and Betsy Stephenson, an Alexandria, Virginia, resident and a mother who lost her son to suicide, wants people to talk about it. "By not talking about suicide, we are not going to make it go away. In fact, I think that we could inadvertently give it a little more power than it deserves," she told WTOP. One of the things that Stephenson wants families to know is that people who are struggling can appear to be doing well. "You can be very high-functioning as a depressed person or an anxious person," she said. "You can be connected socially. You can be doing well at school or work. You can be making plans, smiling, laughing, engaged, but still be struggling deeply, you know, cosmically, inside."

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