Update
It appears police know the identify of the person who led them on a pursuit, and then on a manhunt late Wednesday night.Â
Charges have not been filed in the case and no arrests have been made.
“The subject in question was actually known to the officer and he will seek warrants for his arrest. If/when he is charged we would then be able to release a name,” stated Fairfax County police spokesman Don Gotthardt.Â
Police cleared the scene about 11 p.m. No one was injured.Â
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Police are searching for a suspect who bailed out of his car during a pursuit shortly before 10 p.m.
Fairfax County police were searching the area of Southern Oaks and Linden Oaks courts for the unidentified man. A police helicopter was used during the search. The helicopter had been called off by 11 p.m.
No arrests have been reported. We don’t know where the police pursuit originated.
A Potomac Local reader tells us police cars were set up along Silverbrook Road and on South Run Road about 10:30 p.m.Â
More on this as we have it.
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