Calls to relatives of Cole listed in public records were not immediately returned, but neighbors in the suburban cul-de-sac described a young man who shunned interaction and doted on a pet chihuahua.
He has a dog that he loves,” she added. “He walks every day, twice a day, to 7-11 with his dog and he wears his headphones.”
“He seemed very quiet. He would never make eye contact. Almost like he just didn’t see you,” added a second neighbor, a man who noted that Cole would “wear shorts all winter long, and red Crocs.”
“I’m pretty shocked,” said this neighbor, who lived in the area for seven years. “This is a very uncommonly friendly and neighborly place to live.”
Yep, the crocs gave him away as a lunatic.
The suspect is Brian Cole, Jr., of Woodbridge, Virginia, according to two sources briefed on the matter.
Cole, 30, lives with his parents and works for a bail bond company, one of them said.
The suspect is expected to make an initial court appearance in Washington, according to a source briefed on the matter.