Reginald Elijah Parks, 27, of Portsmouth, VA
UPDATE: On August 9, 2020, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Wawa located at 22530 Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, for the reported shooting complaint.
Preliminary investigation determined a verbal argument took place in the parking lot between the suspect and the victim.
During the argument Reginald Elijah Parks, age 27 of Virginia, retrieved a handgun.
While the parties argued, Parks discharged the firearm in close vicinity of the victim. The victim’s vehicle, which was occupied by another individual, was struck by a projectile.
The victims were not injured in the assault. Parks and the victims are familiar with each other, and this was determined not to be a random act of violence. The handgun was recovered and Parks was placed under arrest and transported to the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center and remains incarcerated on a no bond status.
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8/11/2020: On Sunday, August 9, 2020, at approximately 1:50 p.m., police responded to the Wawa on Three Notch Road and Rue Purchase Road in Lexington Park, for the active disturbance with weapons involved.
Police arrived on the scene to find two vehicles and at least four subjects involved in a disturbance.
Officers detained multiple subjects and recovered a handgun and a shotgun, shell casings and other evidence at the scene.
Reginald Elijah Parks, 27, of Portsmouth, VA, was arrested and charged with the following:
- LOADED HANDGUN ON PERSON
- ASSAULT-FIRST DEGREE (two counts)
- ASSAULT-SEC DEGREE (two counts)
- RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT (two counts)
- HANDGUN ON PERSON
More details will be released when they become available.
