A 44-year-old Woodbridge man was arrested after police said he held his wife hostage and fired two shots as she fled to safety Sunday.
Torris D. Cowan was charged with two counts of attempted malicious wounding, abduction and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
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According to police, at about 9:30 a.m., Prince William County police were called to a Woodbridge town house, where they found the man holding a gun to his estranged wife’s head and trying to force open the front door with his body. When the homeowner opened the door from the inside, Cowan and his wife fell backward. The wife escaped, police said, but a struggle ensued between Cowan and the homeowner. During the struggle, two shots were fired. Finally, the homeowner persuaded Cowan to drop the gun, and he was arrested, police said.
– Compiled by Scott McCabe
