Man Charged in Death of Virginia Gas Station Clerk

A man brutally attacked and killed a clerk at a Virginia gas station early Saturday morning, according to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office.

David Junior Washington, 50, of Spotsylvania, walked in to the Sunoco Station in the 5300 block of Jefferson Davis Highway about 1:35 a.m. carrying a 2-foot-by-2 foot piece of wood, the sheriff's office said.

After speaking to the clerk -- 54-year-old Saleh Yousef Abukhait -- Washington attacked him and killed him, according to the sheriff's office. Washington then took an undetermined amount of cash from the register and left the business, investigators said.

A customer entered the store and discovered Abukhait on the floor, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies and rescue personnel were summoned to the scene, where it was determined by medical personnel that Abukhait was dead.

Police took Washington into custody Saturday evening at the Dunning Mills apartments in Fredericksburg without incident, police said. He is charged with first-degree murder, robbery and grand larceny.

If anyone has any information regarding this attack, they are urged to contact the Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office or Crime Solvers.

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