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UPDATE: Fourth Shooting Linked to first 3: FBI Links Shootings in Northern Virginia--Open Investigation Under Way

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A fourth shooting aimed at Marine Corp establishments in the northern Virginia area has been connected to three others. The National Museum of the Marine Corp in Triangle, VA was shot at again on Thursday October 28th after the establishment was closed. Ballistics tests have link this shooting to 3 others that occurred about a week and a half earlier.   On October 17th, the Museum was first shot at in the early morning.  On October 19th, the Pentagon became a target and on October 25th, the shooter directed his gun at the Marine Corp Recruiting Station in Chantilly, VA. Police say the shooter has been using a high-velocity gun.  All of the shootings have occurred in the early morning or late evenings and thankfully no one has been injured. Local Police and the FBI are conducting the investigation together.  If you have any information on this case, please contact your local police department.

FBI Links Shootings in Northern Virginia--Open Investigation Under Way

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The FBI has conducted ballistics tests that have recently linked 2 shootings that occurred in Northern Virginia over the past week and a half -- there may be a third shooting linked to the same gun.  The shootings have all targeted military establishments, specifically the Marine Corp.  All shots seemed to have been fired from the direction of a nearby highway and have occurred in early morning or late at night. . via  http://www.spotcrime.com/va/prince+william+county   The first shooting occurred in the early morning hours of Sunday October 17 at the National Museum of the Marine Corp in Triangle, VA.  The bullet holes were found by a cleaning crew in the upper-level windows of the museum which can be seen from Interstate 95 near the Quantico Marine Base. via  http://www.spotcrime.com/va/arlington   The second shooting occurred on October 19th at approximately 5AM at the Pentagon.  Officers had reported audi...