Virginia man shoots at neighbor who went outside to check on him: police

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A Virginia man was arrested Sunday morning after shooting his neighbor several times, police said.

Scott Jones, 52, was arrested in Stafford County following a brief interaction with his neighbor just before 9 a.m., an interaction that resulted in him shooting the unidentified neighbor “multiple times,” Major Shawn Kimmitz said in a statement.

Police said the neighbor asked if Jones was “OK” before Jones fired a handgun at him. The neighbor then retreated into his home, and Jones followed inside.

Scott Jones
(Stafford County Sheriff’s Office)

“Jones followed into the victim’s home, continuing to fire indiscriminately toward the victim. Although there was significant damage to the home from the bullets, the victim and his family were not injured,” Kimmitz said.

Jones then ran across the street and attempted to enter another home, but its resident did not answer after they saw Jones was armed, police said.

Law enforcement arrived at the scene moments later, when they saw Jones sitting on the neighbor’s porch, they said.

Trooper Chad Dermyer’s patrol car sits on display in front of the Virginia State Police Administrative Headquarters in North Chesterfield County, in this undated handout photo provided by the Virginia State Police, April 1, 2016.
(REUTERS/Virginia State Police/Handout via Reuters)

After a short discussion, Jones complied with the officers’ request to drop his weapon. He then unexpectedly rushed at the officers, who tased and apprehended him.

Jones was charged with malicious wounding, using a firearm in the commission of a felony, burglary while armed with a deadly weapon, shooting into an occupied dwelling, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, according to the report.

He is being held without bond.

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