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Authorities believe the woman was an innocent bystander, Edwards
said. A woman inside a hair salon across the street, who remains
in custody, told police a man with whom she had an ongoing
dispute had come into the shop and she fired shots in
self-defense.
The woman who was shot just happened to be on the block and has
been taken to a hospital. She is expected to survive, he said.
Police believe the man who was inside the business may also have
been shot, based on blood at the scene. Edwards urged the man to
turn himself in to receive care and speak with detectives.
Frank Loehr, chief financial officer for the Republican Party of
Virginia, told reporters that he and other staffers were working
inside the office when shots rang out outside.
The woman had been speaking with two people who had a booth
outside the building and was brought inside the office bleeding
after being shot, he said. The booth was not affiliated with the
party.
The woman was conscious and moaning in pain, and it appeared she
had been struck in the shoulder, Loehr said. First responders
arrived quickly and took her away, he said.
“I was shook up, and I'm still a little shook up,” Loehr said.
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