Several men threaten people with bats and machetes, Springfield VA

Weapons

Reported: 10/31/2025 11:09 PM

Franconia-Springfield, 6880 Frontier Dr, Springfield, VA 22150

Police and emergency services responded to several men threatening people with bats and machetes near Frontier Drive in Franconia Springfield. One or more individuals may have been injured. The area near Frontier Drive was restricted for arriving units.

Audio|Source: Fairfax County Police, Fire and EMS

02:41

Transcript:

00:00

Go for 211, 211. We got a call for a suspicious person that came up to our caller requesting for an ambulance.

00:11

He may be the same subject that you guys are currently on.

00:16

It was a 60-year-old male gray sweatshirt, black sweatpants by the bus mark E as an echo.

00:27

METIC 4222 on Channel 4241, EMS level 3,

00:34

6880, Frontier Drive, Metro, Franconia Springfield, Cross Street, Metro Access Road.

00:40

Metac 4222ECHO, on Channel 4BRO, Box 42241, EMS Level 3,

00:47

6880, Frontier Drive, Metro, Franconia Springfield, Cross Street, Metro Access Road.

01:02

Hed was reported that some of those subjects had bats and machetes and that they were threatened with the weapons. Subjects are all masked with dark sweaters.

01:13

Call takers still attempting to get further.

01:17

Car 40 also are you direct?

01:20

40 also direct.

01:22

2.11.

01:28

WatchFor, can you see if any of the parties that saw this first hand are still on the scene, or if it's all third-party information at this point?

01:36

Okay. Okay.

01:44

Medic 422 echo from Parfax.

01:50

Go ahead.

01:52

Please for asking you to identify where exactly you located the subject.

02:00

Fairfax, it was a good location.

02:03

Okay, they're asking if there's an entrance or something in any numbers or anything like that you can give them.

02:15

Fairfax, from Matt of 422 echo, we have a patient in transporting.

02:23

I'm direct.

02:29

Details.

02:36

The tunnel will be restricted at this time for the units arriving on scene of the weapons brandishing 213.

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