FCPD Daily News Blog : Woman In Custody After Fatal Shooting In Apartment Complex Parking Lot

Press release from the FCPD Daily News Blog:

February 11, 2022

Click here to watch as Major Ed O’Carroll provides a briefing to media members.

Fair Oaks Police District – A 39-year-old man died last night in a fatal shooting that occurred in a parking lot of an apartment complex. Officers responded at 8:12 p.m. to the 3300 block of Willow Cresent Drive in Fairfax for the report of man who was shot in the upper body. Community members heard a man and a woman arguing outside followed by a single gunshot. A woman was seen running from the scene as a community member called 911.

Officers found Johnny Lee Robinson III, of Leesburg, suffering from a gunshot wound to the upper body. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced deceased. Our officers, along with K9 officers, the Fairfax City Police Department and our helicopter responded and immediately began canvassing the area.

During the search, officers found a suitcase as well as a firearm believed to be related to the shooting. Surveillance footage was obtained from the apartment complex and based on the video, detectives believed the man and woman appeared to be known to each other and the shooting was not a random act.

Detectives determined the man and woman left an apartment prior to the shooting. Neither resided in the apartment complex and witnesses were able to provide information about the identity of the victim and the suspect, Kaitlynn Nicole Nicholas, 23, of Harrisonburg. Later that evening, detectives obtained a warrant for second degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony for Nicholas.

This afternoon, detectives from our Fugitive Track and Apprehension Unit and officers from the Harrisonburg Police Department took Nicholas into custody. She is currently being held in the Rockingham County Regional Jail without bond.

Detectives are asking anyone with additional information about this crime to contact them at 703-246-7800, option 2. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Solvers by phone – 1-866-411-TIPS (866-411-8477), by text – Type “FCCS” plus tip to 847411, and by web – Click HERE. Download our Mobile tip411 App “Fairfax Co Crime Solvers”. Anonymous tipsters are eligible for cash rewards of $100 to $1,000 dollars. Please leave contact information if you wish for a detective to follow up with you. 

Victim specialists from our Major Crimes Bureau’s Victim Services Division have been assigned to ensure that the victims’ family is receiving appropriate resources and assistance. 

This is the third homicide of the year in Fairfax County. Year to date, there was one homicide at this point in 2021.

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