Prince William County Police Department

In the interest of keeping the residents of Prince William County informed of significant incidents involving our officers and the community, details regarding the recent officer-involved shooting incident are provided below. Additional updates and information will be added when available. Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact the Prince William County Police Department tipline at (703) 792-7000 or submit a webtip to: pwcva.gov/policetip. Any tips received will be relayed to CIRT investigators.

• PD Case No.: PD250014683
• Date/Time of Incident: Sat., Apr. 26, 2025 | 9:58 a.m.
• Location: 12100 block of Clipper Drive, Woodbridge (PWC)
• Investigative Body: Regional Critical Incident Response Team (Independent of PWCPD)
• Commonwealth Attorney Finding: PENDING

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UPDATE: Apr. 28, 2025 | 12:08 p.m.

Prince William County police have identified the man who died during an officer-involved shooting that occurred inside an apartment within the Westminster at Lake Ridge Senior Living Home located at 12191 Clipper Drive in Woodbridge (22192) on April 26. The deceased was identified as Joseph Anthony CASSELL, 26. The investigation into the encounter between the officers and the deceased remains active and led by the Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT). More information will be released when available. The investigation continues.

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INITIAL: Apr. 28, 2025 | 2:59 p.m.

On April 26 at 9:58AM, two Prince William County police officers were involved in an officer-involved shooting at the Westminster at Lake Ridge Senior Living Home located in the 12100 block of Clipper Drive in Woodbridge (22192). Preliminarily, officers were called to the scene in reference to a male in crisis who was armed with a knife. Upon making contact with the male inside the residence he approached the officers with the knife. Officers gave the man commands which he disregarded. The officers discharged their service weapons firing multiple rounds. After the initial confrontation with the officers, the man then began to attack the victim, identified as a 91-year-old woman, leading to officers discharging their weapons again. Officers provided first aid to both the male and the female. The female was flown to an area hospital for serious injuries and is expected to recover. The male died at the scene. No officers were injured during the incident, which remained contained to the residence. During the investigation officers determined the parties involved were related. There was also one additional adult female inside the residence during the incident who was not injured. The identity of the deceased, preliminarily identified as a 26-year-old man, is waiting to be confirmed. The Prince William County Police Department, at the request of Chief Peter Newsham, has requested the regional Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) to oversee the investigation as an independent body. The officers involved will be placed on routine administrative leave. More information will be released when available. The investigation continues..