Two people and a dog are dead after a crazy man stabbed four people and a pet in a “road rage” incident on a highway near Washington, D.C. The lunatic fatally stabbed a 39-year-old woman and the dog. His three other victims survived the attack. After carrying out the violent stabbing, the suspect confronted police with the knife, forcing them to open fire in self-defense. He was also shot and killed. Here’s everything we know so far: #BREAKING: Officials say a woman and a dog were stabbed to death and three other people were injured following a road rage incident in Fairfax County, Virginia, this afternoon. The suspect was later shot and killed by police on I-495, according to state troopers. Authorities… pic.twitter.com/3bOPs6AwMA — R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) March 1, 2026  #BREAKING: Officials say a woman and a dog were stabbed to death and three other people were injured following a road rage incident in Fairfax County, Virginia, this afternoon. The suspect was later shot and killed by police on I-495, according to state troopers. Authorities say the incident is not believed to be related to terrorism they have still not released the suspect’s name at this time Update on I-495 stabbing incident: – Four stabbing victims were located at scene. One, a 39-year-old female, has since succumbed to her injuries. A dog was also stabbed and is deceased. A Virginia State Police trooper was called to the scene at approximately 1:17 p.m. for a… https://t.co/xIf7UAxl7t — Wid Lyman (@Wid_Lyman) March 1, 2026 Update on I-495 stabbing incident: – Four stabbing victims were located at scene. One, a 39-year-old female, has since succumbed to her injuries. A dog was also stabbed and is deceased. A Virginia State Police trooper was called to the scene at approximately 1:17 p.m. for a reported road rage incident. When the trooper arrived on scene, he was confronted by a male suspect carrying a knife. The trooper then shot the suspect in self-defense. The suspect was transported to the hospital with serious injuries and later succumbed to those injuries. The trooper was not injured. The preliminary investigation indicates the stabbings occurred following a crash on Interstate 495 southbound. The crash is under investigation. No description of the suspect. Nick Sortor shared some footage of the emergency response at the scene: BREAKING: A MASS STABBING has just occurred right outside of Washington, DC on I-495, with shots fired No word on casualties yet, and the motive is unknown. Pray for the victims pic.twitter.com/YRmnRiC7Ot — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) March 1, 2026 It appears that the suspect and victims were involved in a car crash before the attack. Per WTOP: Officials found four stabbing victims at the scene, but only identified a 39-year-old woman and a dog. Both the woman and the dog died. Early findings suggest the stabbings took place after a crash on the Capital Beltway. The crash remains under investigation. Police are still investigating the incident and have not released the identity of the attacker. CNN has the latest update: The incident was described as road rage and is not believed to be terrorism-related, officials said. The suspect, described only as a male, confronted the responding state trooper with a knife and was shot in self-defense, police said. The victim who died was described as a 39-year-old woman. Several lanes of the interstate were closed as police investigated. A man was driving with his wife when traffic slowed significantly and he saw two cars “kind of banged up,” he told CNN. He then spotted two people covered in blood. He thought their injuries were from an accident until he saw a man with a knife, he said. A woman appeared to be trying to stop the assailant, but the man kept swinging his knife, the witness said.