UPDATED: 80-year-old man fatally shoots 60-year-old family member in Dale City

A 60-year-old Woodbridge man has died after being shot by an 80-year-old family member Sunday night in Dale City, according to Prince William County police. 

Officers were called to a home in the 14500 block of Fullerton Road in Woodbridge at 8:53 p.m. on Sunday, March 5 in response to a domestic shooting. Police determined that two family members were involved in a verbal altercation that escalated into gunfire. 

The victim, Frank Adolf Mateo, 60, of Woodbridge, was shot in the upper body and taken to an area hospital, where he died as a result of his injuries, according to 1st Sgt. Jonathan Perok, a Prince William County police spokesman. 

The older man was detained without incident but has not yet been charged in connection with the shooting, Perok said in a news release. 

“Detectives are continuing their investigation to determine what led up to the shooting and if charges will be obtained,” the release said.  

Anyone with information that could help investigators is asked to contact police at 703-792-7000 or submit a webtip to: pwcva.gov/policetip.