An unidentified woman crouches while pumping gas at a gas station near Route 95 in Alexandria, Virginia, October 14, 2002. Four of the 10 sniper shootings have taken place at gas stations including the most recent one that took place in Spotsylvania Count
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) - A woman was killed outside a Home Depot store Monday night. Police said the shooting might be related to the sniper spree.
"A female has been shot and killed," said Fairfax County Police Lt. Amy Lubas.
The shooting occurred at approximately 9:30 p.m., Lubas said. A police spokesman said roads were being closed in the area, about 10 miles west of Washington, D.C. The Maryland task force investigating the sniper attacks was conferring with Fairfax authorities to see if the shooting is related.
Virginia State Police said they were on the lookout for a white Chevrolet Astro van, last seen traveling east on Route 50 from Falls Church. Interstates 66 and I-95 are nearby.
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