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Arrest made in Dale City shooting

A Dumfries man is in custody following a shooting in Dale City.

Police were called to the 12800 block of Island House Loop for a report of shots fired, on Tuesday, March 31, 2020.

When they arrived, they found a 33-year-old man, inside an apartment suffering from a gunshot wound.

Police learned the victim and an acquaintance were involved in a argument that escalated. During the encounter, the suspect pulled out a gun and shot the victim.

The suspect fled the apartment in a vehicle that was later located unoccupied. The victim was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The following day, the suspect turned himself in to police.

Delonte Howard, 25, of 17511 Victoria Falls Drive is charged with shooting into an occupied dwelling, malicious wounding and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, according to a police spokesman.

Howard was incarcerated in Rappahannock Regional Jail in Stafford County.

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