(WJLA) - Six Alexandria City schools are on lockdown after two women were shot at a home nearby.

Alexandria Police Spokesperson Crystal Nosal says units are on the scene of a possible burglary/home invasion in the 2400 block of Ridge Road in Alexandria.

It happened just before noon Thursday. Police tell ABC7 two women were shot and transported to the hospital. The suspect is still at large.

Hat tip, Fairfax Underground.

Alexandria Serial Killer Found?!

Police Probing If Man Is Connected to Alexandria Murder Investigation

Charles S. Severance arrested on weapons charge in Wheeling, W.Va., Thursday afternoon
Friday, Mar 14, 2014 | Updated 2:06 PM EDT

Federal agents are investigating whether a man in custody in West Virginia has a connection to a series of shocking high-profile murders that made residents of Alexandria, Va., afraid to open their own doors.

Charles S. Severance, 53, was arrested as a fugitive on a weapons charge around 2 p.m. Thursday at the Ohio County Library in Wheeling, W.Va. During a court appearance Friday, Severance asked for an attorney and said he didn't want to be extradited to Virginia, WTOV9 reported. Severance is being held at the Northern Regional Jail; a $100,000 bond was set.

Several sources say investigators are questioning whether Severance -- who ran for mayor in Alexandria twice -- has any connection to the deaths of three prominent community members in Alexandria. The killings span 10 years, but two occurred in the past four months.

Police Investigate Possible Link Between W.Va. Arrest, Alexandria Killings

March 14, 2014 11:39 AM

UPDATED: March 14, 2014 1:22 p.m.

LANHAM, Md. (WNEW/AP) — Police in West Virginia have detained a fugitive wanted by authorities Loudoun County for a firearms violation.

Charles S. Severance was taken into custody by police at the Ohio County Library in Wheeling around 1:32 p.m. Thursday, WNEW has confirmed.

It is unclear whether Severance is connected to a series of high-profile killings in Alexandria, but WNEW has confirmed Alexandria Police have been in contact with authorities in Wheeling.

Alexandria Police say they are not ruling out Severance as a suspect in the homicides, but say they are not close to making an arrest.

Police: Man arrested in West Virginia may be linked to Alexandria killings

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times Friday, March 14, 2014

Alexandria police are investigating whether a 53-year-old man arrested in West Virginia could be tied to a series of three high-profile homicides stretching back 10 years.

Charles Stanard Severance was arrested Thursday in Wheeling, W.Va., on an open warrant from Loudoun County, Wheeling Police detective Sgt. Gregg McKenzie said.

“He was arrested on the felony possession of a firearm charge. That is the extent of our involvement. What happens outside of that, that is up to Alexandria or Loundon County,” he said. “We have been in communication with both agencies.”

Sgt. McKenzie added, “He seems to be a pretty popular guy.”

Severance Being Investigated in Alexandria Murders

March 14, 2014

By FRED CONNORS Senior Staff Writer , The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register

WHEELING - Police in Alexandria, Va., are investigating whether Charles Standard Severance, arrested Thursday by Wheeling police on an outstanding Virginia warrant for being a felon in possession of a firearm, has any link to three murders committed in that city over the past 10 years.

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The arrest Thursday came after Wheeling police, acting on a tip from the FBI, located Severance while at the Ohio County Public Library. ... Police Chief Shawn Schwertfeger said his department received word from the FBI that Severance might be at the Knights Inn, formerly the Wheeling Inn, at 10th and Main streets in downtown Wheeling. ... "We found his car there but he could not be located," the chief said. "Our officers later found him at the Wheeling library."

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Ohio County Magistrate Joe Roxby set bond at $100,000 this morning during a video arraignment.

"I want a lawyer," Severance told Roxby. "I want to stay here (in West Virginia). I want to fight extradition."

Police looking into whether man arrested in W.Va. may be tied to Alexandria killings

By Matt Zapotosky and Peter Hermann, Updated: Friday, March 14, 3:13 PM

Alexandria officials said Friday they are looking into the possibility that a man arrested in West Virginia is connected to three high-profile slayings in the city, but a police spokeswoman said detectives are “nowhere close” to charging the man.

Several law enforcement agencies said police in Alexandria and Loudoun County issued a lookout earlier this week for Charles Severance, 53, who has extensive ties to Alexandria. The lookout went to dozens of police departments, but did not mention the slayings in the city. ... He was arrested in Wheeling on Thursday.

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Severance was questioned by D.C. police on March 7, after he showed up at the Russian Embassy and asked for asylum, according to a police report obtained by the Washington Post.

The incident occurred about 1:25 p.m. in front of the embassy’s main gate in the 2600 block of Wisconsin Avenue NW. D.C. police and U.S. Secret Service agents responded “to investigate a the report of an unwanted guest,” the report says.

Alexandria murders: Charles S. Severance arrested in West Virginia


(Photo: Ohio County, W. Va.)


Murder Suspect Sketch and Charles S. Severance mugshot.