Teen with gunshot wound shows up at hospital after leaving blood trail in Woodbridge

A 17-year-old boy showed up at an area hospital with a gunshot wound July 22 after leaving a blood trail at a Woodbridge apartment complex.

Police were called to investigate shots fired about 5:17 p.m. on Wasp Way in the Woodbridge Station Apartments and arrived to find shell casings and a blood trail.

As officers were searching the area for a possible victim or other parties involved, a 17-year-old boy arrived at an area hospital with a non-life threatening gunshot wound to his hand, Prince William County Police Master Officer Renee Carr said in a release.

“The juvenile initially stated the injury was accidental, self-inflicted and became uncooperative,” Carr said. “Evidence at the scene and witness accounts refute the juvenile’s claim.”

Surveillance footage from the area showed the juvenile walking with a second individual before both parties got into a white SUV and left the area, Carr said.

The incident does not appear to be random and police are still looking for the second person seen in the surveillance video.