A teen was reportedly shot in the ankle this afternoon at the site of the former Key Bridge Marriott.
Initial reports suggest the teen was shot while a group of some ten people was trespassing on the fenced-off site. It is unclear whether he was shot by another trespasser or someone else.
Police and medics were called shortly before 4:30 p.m., after the teen made his way to the nearby McDonald’s in Rosslyn.
“He was transported to a hospital with non life-threatening injuries,” said Arlington County police. “The investigation is ongoing.”
The former hotel, slated for a since-stalled redevelopment, was condemned by the county earlier this year and cleared of a large group of squatters.
POLICE ACTIVITY: ACPD responded to the 1800 block of N. Lynn Street for the report of a juvenile in his teens with an apparent gunshot wound. He was transported to a hospital with non life-threatening injuries. The investigation is ongoing. pic.twitter.com/dzPy2BZ1ti
— ArlingtonCountyPD (@ArlingtonVaPD) November 12, 2023
SHOOTING— victim found at the Rosslyn McDonald's, 1800 North Lynn St in Arlington. He accosted a trespasser at the construction site at the old Marriott. The suspect tried to run him over but ended up shooting him in the ankle. H/T @matthewyoung31 cc: @ARLnowDOTcom pic.twitter.com/ifqVczC6j2
— Alan Henney (@alanhenney) November 12, 2023