Police in Manassas, Virginia, are searching for a United Rentals employee accused of shooting three of his coworkers early Wednesday morning before fleeing the scene, according to reporting from WTOP and NBC Washington.
The suspect has been identified as 37-year-old Marvin Grant. Law enforcement described him as a light-skinned Black man, roughly 5-foot-9, with brown eyes and brown hair. The shooting took place around 7:00 a.m., WTOP reported, and all three victims were critically wounded.
What police say happened
Manassas City Police Chief Douglas told reporters that investigators believe an altercation preceded the gunfire. Authorities also believe a handgun was used in the attack. The chief did not elaborate on what may have sparked the dispute or whether the men involved had a prior history of conflict.
After the shooting, Grant allegedly left the scene in a Toyota bearing a temporary North Carolina tag, police said. That vehicle detail is one of the few concrete leads authorities have released publicly as the search widens.</n
Asked where Grant might be, the chief was blunt about the limits of what investigators know. “We know he’s fled the area. We don’t know where he’s headed to,” Douglas said.
The shooting unfolded at a United Rentals location, a national equipment rental company with branches across the country. None of the three wounded employees have been publicly identified, and there has been no update on their conditions beyond the initial report that they were critically injured.
A search with few public leads
Law enforcement has not said whether Grant is considered armed, though the alleged use of a handgun in the attack suggests investigators are treating the search as a potentially dangerous one. A manhunt involving multiple jurisdictions is now underway, with authorities asking the public to report any sightings rather than approach the suspect.
The temporary tag from North Carolina could complicate the search. Temporary plates are often harder to trace than permanent registrations and can be swapped or removed, giving fleeing suspects a window before investigators can pin down a vehicle’s movements. Whether Grant has any connection to North Carolina — or simply obtained the tag there — has not been disclosed.
Manassas, a city of roughly 43,000 people about 30 miles west of Washington, D.C., is not accustomed to high-profile violent crime. A workplace shooting in the middle of a weekday morning, with the suspect still at large, has left residents and the broader Northern Virginia area on edge as police work through the early stages of the investigation.
What comes next
Investigators will likely focus on Grant’s known associates, prior addresses and any digital trail left behind in the hours before the shooting. The Toyota’s temporary tag and any license-plate reader hits along likely escape routes are the most immediate threads to pull. Police have not announced any charges, and it is not yet clear whether Grant has legal representation.
Anyone with information on Grant’s whereabouts is urged to contact Manassas City Police. Authorities have stressed that members of the public should not attempt to detain or confront him.
The investigation remains active, and officials are expected to release additional details as they become available. For now, the central question is a simple and urgent one: where is Marvin Grant?
Source: www.breitbart.com — https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2026/09/30/virginia-manhunt-underway-man-who-alllegedly-shot-3-coworkers/