A teenager was fatally shot Wednesday in the McNair area of Fairfax County after a physical altercation, police said.
At 3:50 p.m., Fairfax County police said they responded to the 13000 block of Coppermine Road, where three teenagers had been in a dispute. Deputy Chief Brooke Wright said at the scene that after a fight, one of the teenagers pulled a firearm and shot at least three rounds at the two others.
Officials took one victim to the hospital, where they were later declared dead, Wright said. She said the other teen was shot at but not struck.
"We have a teenager who is dead and shouldn't be," Wright said. "I can't imagine anything more devastating for that kid's family."
Police said they have not detained the person suspected of fatally shooting the teenager. Wright said authorities believed that the suspect could have been going to Coates Elementary School in Herndon and that officials had secured the building.
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