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Meanwhile, the person who claimed to have seen a man with a gun just before the Monday shooting has been charged with giving false information, authorities said.
The man was identified as Matthew M. Dowdy, 37, of Falls Church, Virginia, according to Fairfax County Police Officer Sophia Grinnan. Law enforcement sources said he has a criminal record and goes by the nickname "Slim."
Dowdy originally was thought to be a key witness in the shooting of Linda Franklin at a Home Depot parking garage in Falls Church on Monday.
He has been charged with one count of knowingly and willfully making a false statement to an officer who was in the course of investigating a crime by another, a Class 2 misdemeanor, Grinnan said.
Dowdy faces up to six months in prison and a $1,000 fine.
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