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Suspect arrested for shooting a man to death outside a recording studio in Woodbridge

A 43-year-old man was arrested for killing a 32-year-old during a fight early Monday morning.

WASHINGTON — A suspect has been arrested for the murder of a 32-year-old man outside a recording studio in Woodbridge, Virginia early Monday morning.

Police said on Monday around 1 a.m., the suspect, later identified as 43-year-old Cinquan Blakney, was involved in an altercation at the DMV Studios in the 1400 block of Old Bridge Road. During the fight, the victim, identified as 32-year-old Tristan Sellers, was shot and killed. 

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When police got to the scene, they said they found Sellers unresponsive in the parking lot area. Officials then pronounced Sellers dead at the scene. Police said no other injuries were reported as a result of the fight.

Police later identified the suspect and obtained warrants for his arrest. Blakney was apprehended at an apartment in the 8000 block of Greenbelt Station Parkway in Greenbelt, Maryland by members of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force on Wednesday, police said.

Blakney has been charged with murder and use of a firearm in commission of a felony, police said.

His court date is pending and he's currently in custody in Maryland. No other arrests have been made at this time, police said.

Police ask anyone with information regarding this homicide to contact them at 703.792.7000 or submit a web tip to www.pwcgov.org/policetip.

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