WASHINGTON — An 18-year-old Lorton man is facing charges after police say he shot his girlfriend's father during an argument Monday night.

According to the Fairfax County Police Department, officers were called to a home in the 9800 block of East Hill Drive minutes before 10 p.m. When officers arrived, they found a man who had been shot in the upper body.

That man was taken to an area hospital for help in critical condition, and is expected to survive.

Detectives say that 18-year-old Christopher Cureton was arguing with his girlfriend's father outside the victim's home. Police did not say what the argument was about, but during the fight, Cureton allegedly shot his girlfriend's father before leaving.

Cureton has since been arrested and charged with malicious wounding and use of a firea

See Full Page