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2 men dead after murder-suicide in Alexandria gym: police

According to police, two men died in Alexandria following a murder-suicide.

According to police, the shooter, who first shot the other man and then turned the gun on himself, succumbed to his injuries on Monday.

The two men were found outside Onelife Fitness at 305 Hooff’s Run Drive around 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 29. They were identified as 29-year-old Joshua Wilcox and 30-year-old Charles Hewitt.

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When officers arrived, they found the two men with gunshot wounds and took them both to the hospital.

Hours later, police announced that the incident had been turned into a death investigation after Wilcox succumbed to his injuries in hospital.

Hewitt was hospitalized in critical condition. Police announced his death Monday afternoon from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The cause and manner of death will be determined by the coroner’s office.

Police have not released any details about the incidents. The investigation is ongoing.