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Woman killed in officer-involved shooting, Virginia State police say

2023-12-19 00:00:00.0 华盛顿邮报-华盛顿特区原网页

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An officer fatally shot a woman in Strasburg on Sunday night, Virginia State Police said. Authorities have opened an investigation.

Virginia State Police said the Shenandoah County Emergency Communications Center received a call at about 11 p.m. that an individual was acting erratically, damaging property and threatening people inside a hotel on Signal Knob Drive in Strasburg.

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A local officer arrived and found a woman in the rear parking lot of the hotel, police said. An altercation led to the woman attacking the officer, taking his ASP baton and striking the officer on the head, police said. The officer fired his gun and struck the woman. Police did not say how many shots were fired.

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The woman was taken to Winchester Medical Center, where she died, police said. Her remains have been taken to the Office of the Medical Examiner in Manassas for identification and an autopsy.

The officer was taken to Shenandoah Memorial Hospital for treatment of minor injuries and has been released, police said. No other injuries were reported, police said.

Police did not release any additional information about the victim or the officer. The Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation’s Culpeper Field Office is investigating the shooting at the request of the Strasburg police chief, police said.