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Tatiana N David
Gender : Female
Age : 34
Race : Black
Date : 04/06/2023
Location : I-95
City : Abducted in Fairfax County
County : Prince William
State : Virginia
Agency : Virginia State Police
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Shot and killed during abduction, police refuse to say who shot her
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On April 5, a state trooper was alerted to a Jeep Cherokee that was wanted out of New York for an alleged abduction of a woman that had occurred earlier that day.The Jeep was driving south on I-95 near the Backlick Road exit in Fairfax County when the trooper pulled the driver over. The trooper made contact with the driver before returning to his patrol car where he positively identified the driver as the wanted abduction person. The trooper began walking back to the Jeep when the driver sped away, struck a guardrail, crashed near the Route 234 exit in Prince William County. The vehicle continued south on I-95.
A number of state troopers joined the chase and positioned themselves around the speeding Jeep. The Jeep reportedly eventually ran off the road near the Quantico exit, crashing into the woods. Someone was shooting from the Jeep. Police began firing back.
The abductor and the abducted passenger Tatiana David were injured. Police said the man was flown to Inova Fairfax Hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries. David died at the scene. Police steadfastly refuse to say who killed hostage Tatiana David, deputies or her abductor.
