Detectives from FCPS Major Crimes Bureau are investigating a shooting that left a Woodbridge man dead.
Tuesday, Dec. 12, at 1:47 p.m., officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 5300 block of Harbor Court Drive in Franconia. After an extensive search of the area, no victims or suspects were located at the scene. Prior to police arrival, witnesses described hearing a gunshot, and observed a suspect fleeing the area of a black Dodge Charger, with a gun in hand.
Around 2:30 p.m. officers were notified by Prince William County Police that a black Dodge Charger had arrived at a local hospital with a victim suffering from a gunshot wound. Bryant Anthony Gillis, 23, of Woodbridge was pronounced deceased at the hospital.
Detectives determined a friend who was with Gillis at the time of shooting drove him to the hospital. They continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting. Preliminarily, the shooting does not appear to be a random act.
Detectives continue to investigate the circumstances leading up to and surrounding the shooting and are asking anyone with information regarding this incident to call our Major Crimes Bureau at 703-246-7800, option 2. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Solvers by phone – 1-866-411-TIPS (866-411-8477)