Husband, wife dead, 1 hospitalized after shooting in Fairfax County - WTOP Weekend Headlines - Saturday, December 23, 2017

Fairfax County police have released the names of the two people who were killed in the shootings on Black Fir Court, in Reston, early Friday. Police are calling the shooting a double murder, A third person is in critical condition. [Logo](#) WEEKEND HEADLINES - December 23, 2017 [mobile-header-ad]( [alt text here]( [mobile-img]( [alt text here]( [Husband, wife dead, 1 hospitalized after shooting in Fairfax County]( Fairfax County police have released the names of the two people who were killed in the shootings on Black Fir Court, in Reston, early Friday. Police are calling the shooting a double murder, A third person is in critical condition. [mobile-img]( [alt text here]( [Young girl fatally shot in Prince George’s County]( A young girl was pronounced dead at the scene after being shot in a rural area of Prince George's County, Maryland, on Friday night. 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