LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — An 18-year-old man from Loudoun County has been arrested and charged in connection to the shooting death of another Loudoun 18-year-old.
According to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the 2100 block of Stanford Square in the Sterling area at around 10:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 1 for a report of a shooting.
When they got there, the deputies found 18-year-old Alex Omar Cartagena, Jr. of Loudoun, who had been shot and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Later that day, at around 1:20 p.m., deputies arrested 18-year-old Jaylin E. O’Brien of Loudoun and charged him with second-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder and two counts of using a firearm while committing a felony. He is being held at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center without bond.
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This shooting is still under investigation, anyone with information is asked to call Det. McCormack of the Loudoun Sheriff’s Office at 703-777-1021.
