Annandale Woman Held Up at Gunpoint While Driving Car: Police

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA -- A woman was robbed at gunpoint Jan. 2 in Annandale after another driver forced her to stop, according to Fairfax County Police. Police say the woman was driving that night at about 11:45 p.m., with a passenger in the car, in the 7800 block of Heritage Drive when two men drove up beside her and caused her to stop.

Two men get out of their car and one displayed a gun and demanded money, police said. The passenger began honking the horn and the two suspects fled in their car.

One suspect was described as black or Middle Eastern, with a light complexion and about 5 feet 6 inches tall, with a thin build, according to police. He was wearing a black jacket. The other suspect could only be described as wearing an orange jacket.

This incident was not reported to police until Tuesday. The victim was not injured, police said.

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