Incident

3-09-2019 Virginia Mendota 1-1

Location

March 09, 2019


Mendota, Virginia

Participants

  • Type: Victim
  • Name: Joslyn M. Alsup
  • Age: 17
  • Age Group: Teen 12-17
  • Gender: Female
  • Status: Killed
  • Type: Subject-Suspect
  • Name: James Michael Wright
  • Age: 23
  • Age Group: Adult 18+
  • Gender: Male
  • Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

  • Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
  • Spree Shooting (multiple victims, multiple locations)

Notes

Washington County; victim shot in woods near suspect's home; carnival worker fatally shot three women in 18-day period;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

  • Type: 22 LR

District

Congressional District: 9
State Senate District: 40
State House District: 4