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Cesar Juarez Avila

Age : 34

Gender : Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 12/26/2021

Location : Interstate 81 southbound rest area mile marker 320

City : Clear Brook

County : Frederick

State : Virginia

Agency : Virginia State Police; Frederick County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Suicide

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 12/26/2021, police responded to a domestic dispute at a southbound I-81 rest area where Cesar Juarez Avila, 34, shot multiple people and left the scene. Officers located the vehicle shortly afterward and stopped it following a pursuit. Police found Avila inside with a gunshot wound; he died after transport to a hospital. Reporting describes civilians intervening in the dispute, multiple gunshot victims at the rest area, and police action to locate and stop the vehicle that ended the incident.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.whsv.com/2021/12/26/police-one-dead-several-taken-hospital-after-shooting-i-81-rest-area/
https://wjla.com/news/local/interstate-81-shooting-frederick-virginia-state-police-vsp
https://www.29news.com/2021/12/27/police-4-shot-during-domestic-dispute-virginia-rest-stop/
https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/interstate-81-rest-stop-shooting-december-26-2021