Teens Drive SUV Into Gun Store, 1 Burglary Suspect Sought: Police

SPRINGFIELD, VA — Three 16-year-olds drove a stolen Toyota Tundra through the front of a Springfield gun store as part of an early morning burglary on Monday, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.

The three suspects used the Tundra to ram the front of the Dominion Defense gun store at 7200 Fullerton Road in Springfield, about 1:19 a.m. They entered the store and began stuffing firearms into backpacks, which they tossed into the vehicle, according to police. The suspects were in and out of the store in about a minute. The teens then fled to Maryland in the stolen SUV.

Two of the three suspects were arrested in Maryland, where they were charged for possession of stolen firearms taken from the gun shop, Fairfax police said at a press conference Monday afternoon. FCPD will also be making charges, most likely burglary charges in connection to the Monday morning break-in, according to Chief Kevin Davis.

Montgomery County Police tracked down and apprehended the two suspects with help from the Fairfax 1 helicopter, Fairfax detectives, and the Gaithersburg Police Department, according to police.

Although one suspect remains at large, police recovered 13 of the 21 firearms that were stolen, according to FCPD.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call detectives at the West Springfield District Station at 703-644-7377 option 2. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Solvers by phone – 1-866-411-TIPS (866-411-8477), and by web – Click HERE. Download the ‘P3 Tips’ App “Fairfax Co Crime Solvers.” Anonymous tipsters are eligible for cash rewards. Please leave contact information if you wish for a detective to follow up with you.