Crime & Safety
Vienna Man Charged in Armed Robbery
An 18-year-old is accused of taking cash Sunday from a store on Lee Highway.
A Vienna man is facing charges after allegedly using a handgun to take cash from a business on Lee Highway, Fairfax County police say.
At 5:30 p.m. Sunday, a 41-year-old store clerk told police someone entered his business brandishing a handgun and demanding money.
The man allegedly took cash and fled the scene.
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Fairfax County police responded to the business in the 8000 block of Lee Highway and searched the area. Ultimately, they located a suspect.
Police arrested Mohammed Minni, 18, of Vienna, and charged him with robbery and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
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He will appear at a hearing for both charges at 9:30 a.m. April 8 in Fairfax County General District Court.
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