Prince William County
Arrest made in Manassas area shooting
On April 30, the suspect sought in connection to the shooting that was reported to have occurred in the 8000 block of Coachcrest Court in the Coverstone neighborhood near Manassason on April 29, was arrested. The suspect, Joel Thomas Schrank, was taken into custody by members of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department in West Virginia.
Shrank, 20, of the 500 block of Colony Court in Warrenton, is charged with malicious wounding and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, police tell us.
On April 29 at 11:36 a.m., officers were called to the 8000 block of Coachcrest Court to investigate a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located the victim, identified as a 20-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police told us.