Suspect surrenders after sexual assault and shooting of a woman in Virginia: police

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. – A man has been charged for his involvement in the shooting of a woman in West Springfield, Virginia.

The suspect was identified as Belaj Rafiq. Rafiq surrendered for his involvement in the October 21 shooting in Franconia.

Officers responded to the 5700 block of South Van Dorn Street in Franconia on Oct. 21 for a report of a person shot. Upon arrival, officers discovered an adult female with gunshot wounds to her upper body. The injured person was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Rafiq is charged with robbery, kidnapping, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, malicious wounding, sodomy and two counts of objective sexual assault. He is not being held on any bail.