Incident: Friday, May 8, 2026, the 7-Eleven on Columbia Pike at South Monroe Street, Arlington County, Virginia. Footage released by Arlington County on Friday, October 23, 2026.
According to the Arlington County Police Department, officers were dispatched at about 6:19 p.m. to a disorderly subject outside the 7-Eleven. The man had a knife, ignored officers’ commands and went inside the store.
Officers set up a perimeter and got the employees and customers out. Police learned he had verbally threatened a woman as she entered the store, and warrants were obtained for assault and obstruction of justice.
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He barricaded himself in a back room. Officers and negotiators worked for several hours to resolve it. Per the department’s video, one store employee stayed inside during the standoff, hiding in a locked bathroom.
Around 9 p.m., officers breached the door. Per the department’s video, he advanced toward officers holding a knife. Officers deployed multiple Taser probes and a 40mm less-lethal launcher, and neither was effective. About three minutes later, officers made a second breach with a police K-9, and he advanced on them again with the knife raised.
Two officers fired, striking him. A knife was recovered. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.
Two officers were taken to a hospital as a precaution and released. Per department policy, they are on routine administrative leave.
The Critical Incident Response Team is investigating. When it is done, the file goes to the Arlington Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office for independent review. No finding has been released.
The video above is Arlington County’s own critical incident video, presented by the chief of police.
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