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1 dead in Fairfax Co. office building shooting

WASHINGTON — A man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at a Fairfax County office building Wednesday afternoon.

John Francis Wood, 52, of Vienna, Virginia, fired multiple rounds at an office building located at 8111 Gatehouse Road in Falls Church around 5 p.m., said Fairfax County police Chief Ed Roessler. Wood was found dead, Roessler added.

Police later added that the Wood died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The office building houses a daycare, and there are no reports of any injured children.

Police said around 7 p.m. that any threat was over.

After the shooting, officials actively combed the building to find anyone else who may have been sheltering in place.

Below is a map with the location of the shooting:

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