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Victims identified in shooting near Sterling office complex

2 people killed in shooting near Sterling office complex

Two people are dead after an early morning shooting near an office complex in Sterling, Virginia, deputies said.

According to the , a 911 call was made at around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday for an argument inside an apartment complex in the 21000 block of Huntington Square.

Deputies found a man and a woman with gunshot wounds along a wooden fence of an adjacent office park on Ridgetop Circle when they arrived.

Both people — later identified as 22-year-olds Mijal Conejero-Romera, of Sterling, and Diego Alexander Woollett, of Arlington — were taken to the hospital where they later died.

The preliminary investigation shows that after the argument happened inside the complex, Conejero-Romera and Woollett walked around the fence to where the shooting took place.

Deputies are still looking for suspects. Authorities believe that it was a targeted incident.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office or call Detective Grimsley at (703) 777-1021 as their investigation is ongoing.

Below is where the shooting took place:

Where the shooting took place (Courtesy Google Maps)

WTOP’s Neal Augenstein contributed to this story.

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José Umaña

José Umaña is a digital editor for WTOP. He’s been working as a journalist for almost a decade, covering local news, education and sports. His work has appeared in The Prince George’s Sentinel, The Montgomery Sentinel, Orlando Sentinel, PressBox and The Diamondback.

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