Overview
- Police say the violence followed a crash on southbound I-495 near Little River Turnpike in Annandale just after 1:20 p.m.
- A Virginia State Police trooper confronted a man armed with a knife and fired in self-defense, and the suspect later died at a hospital.
- Four stabbing victims were found at the scene, with responders performing CPR on one and triage labeling two as critical and one as serious.
- Fairfax County Police are leading the investigation with Virginia State Police assisting, and a routine review of the officer-involved shooting is planned.
- Main lanes of the Beltway were closed for hours with traffic rerouted to Route 29/Route 50, as traffic-camera and bystander videos showed the emergency response.