In the dark, two people broke a glass window at a shooting range and made off with 10 handguns, Virginia police say. Authorities are still working to identify and find the thieves.
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) released surveillance video of the suspects entering the building between 3:45 a.m. and 4:50 a.m. Tuesday at the Silver Eagle Group on Beaumeade Circle in Ashburn, Virginia.
The robbers were described as wearing zip-up jackets or hoodies, face masks and gloves, and were seen leaving in a dark-colored sedan, the LCSO shared in a news release.
On Thursday morning, the sheriff’s office released two security camera videos from the shooting range. Authorities hope the images will help the public identify the people responsible for the theft. Video captured the suspects looking inside the facility before breaking a window.
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Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact Detective Michael Rivera of the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office at 703-777-1021. You can also submit a tip through the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office app or by calling Loudoun County Crime Solvers at 703-777-1919.
Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office investigators released images and video showing the two outside the building.
(Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office)
As the New Year began, Virginia was faced with two shootings, prompting representatives to take aim at state gun control policies in hopes of addressing recent shootings on the University of Virginia campus and at an elementary school. Newport News.
On Monday, a Democratic-led Virginia Senate panel voted to advance a series of gun control bills. In an hour-long hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved measures that would tighten Virginia’s gun storage regulations and ban most guns on public college campuses.
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“Make no mistake, these bills we’re introducing today will save lives and hopefully provide a layer of comfort or reassurance to those who are acutely aware of the gun problem we have in our society,” said Democratic Senator Creigh Deeds. , a co-chair of the committee, said in a statement.
However, the measures face uncertain prospects in the GOP-controlled House, where leaders have said they will tackle mass shootings and gun violence this year by improving the mental health care system, increasing funding for enforcement law and holding criminals accountable.
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