Police: Teen shot, killed his uncle in Manassas

Published April 22, 2010 4:00am ET



An 18-year-old Manassas man has been accused of shooting his uncle to death.

Police say they are trying to determine what led Davion D. Howard to fatally shoot his 39-year-old uncle, Aristotle O. Howard, early Wednesday morning.

Authorities were called to the 10000 block of Trundle Place in Manassas shortly after midnight to investigate a shooting. Inside, police said, they found the older Howard suffering from gunshot wounds. He died on the scene.

A patrol officer spotted the younger Howard walking near the crime scene and detained him, police said. Howard was arrested on murder charges after being interviewed by detectives.

– Freeman Klopott