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Police on the scene of a deadly shooting at a car wash in Woodbridge on Sept. 14, 2024. Screenshot from video by Chris Parson

A 54-year-old Woodbridge man is dead and two people are behind bars after a Saturday afternoon shooting at a Woodbridge car wash.

The shooting happened about 3:50 p.m. at the Sonic Soft Car Wash at 14109 Richmond Highway. 

Police say the victim, 54-year-old Earl Duwan Miller, and another man were involved in an argument outside Sonic Soft Car Wash at 14109 Richmond Highway about 3:50 p.m.  and then briefly separated before the altercation turned physical.

The suspect, identified as 25-year-old Jermaine Antwoine Lewis of Springfield, is accused of brandishing a firearm and shooting Miller in the upper body, said Prince William County police Master Officer Renee Carr.

A female acquaintance who was with the shooter also brandished a firearm, Carr said.

After the shooting, the suspects fled in their vehicle and were apprehended by Virginia State Police along Interstate 95 in Fairfax County a short time later.

The victim was taken to an area hospital where he died, Carr said.

One exterior wall of a building was struck by gunfire. No additional injuries or property damage were reported.

Police charged Lewis, of the 6300 block of Stagg Court in Springfield, with second-degree murder, use of a firearm in commission of a felony, and shooting from an occupied vehicle, Carr said. He was held without bond at the Prince William-Manassas regional jail.

Vinisha Lanisa Neville, 29, of the 13000 block of Kitty Hawk Way in Woodbridge, was charged with brandishing a firearm. Her bond information was not available.

Police did not release mugshots of either suspect.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Prince William County police at 703-792-6500 or submit a tip online at pwcva.gov/policetip.

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