Posted on 03/13/2011 2:49:50 PM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner
BUCHANAN COUNTY, Va. -- UPDATE: We are currently following a developing situation in Buchanan County, Virginia. Dickenson County authorities now confirm four deputies have been shot near Grundy. Law enforcement officers from several different departments are on the scene. They are currently searching for the suspect. The wounded offcers are being flown to a nearby hospital. It happened just after 3:00 P.M. this afternoon. We have a crew enroute to the scene. Stay with us on the web and on Fox Tri-Cities News at Ten and News Five Tonight at 11 for the latest details. We will be updating this story as more information becomes available.
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UPDATE: One officer reportedly killed, 3 others shot in Buchanan Co.
Grundy, Va (WVVA)- It has been reported that one officer has died as a result of their injuries.
Buchanan Co. 911 dispatchers have confirmed that four police officers have been shot near the Devils Branch area outside of Grundy. It happened around 3 p.m. Sunday.
Details are limited, but WVVA has received reports that all four officers were shot by the same man. The suspect is reportedly armed with a rifle, shooting at the officers from the mountains. Police are currently searching for the man. He is armed and dangerous.
Dispatchers have called in helicopters to airlift the wounded officers to an unknown hospital. The extent of the other officers injuries are unknown.
WVVA will keep you updated as soon as information becomes available. Be sure to watch WVVA News at 11 and continue to log onto www.wvva.com for updates.
Prayers up, especially this one from Luther:
“Dear Lord God and Father, convert and control. Convert those who are still to become children and members of your kingdom, that together we may serve you in your kingdom in the right faith and true love and pass from this kingdom begun here to your everlasting kingdom. Control those who would not withdraw their might and means from disturbing your kingdom. May they be dethroned and in humiliation stop molesting your kingdom.”
I was preparing my post as you were posting the update.
Requiescat in pacem.
Wonder if this is one of the guys that escaped prison the other day.Eitherr way. LEO’s got their hands full if he is fightinmg guerilla style in the mountains and he knows what he’s doing.
There is a disturbing amount of LEO shootings in this country now. Seems almost daily in the news. Absolutely no respect for life anymore. Maybe the end result of treating unborn children as a nuisance to be discarded...I just don’t know.
How did it start?
Robbery? Family dispute? Speeding ticket?
My dad grew up in Grundy so I’ll have to let him know about this. Seems a lot of cops are being killed lately. Prayers for the victims.
You have to wonder when a speeding ticket for 10 miles over can cost you $300 or more.Thats 2 day wages or more for lots of folks for a simple infraction.
“Absolutely no respect for life anymore. Maybe the end result of treating unborn children as a nuisance to be discarded...I just don’t know.”
THAT, and a complete absence of traditional morality. The Bible is mocked, yet the rantings of an insane murdering pedophile are protected. Can anyone reasonably expect a different outcome?
Shooting 4 deputies is going to cost you a lot more than $300
No more than any other year...
http://www.nleomf.org/facts/officer-fatalities-data/
Thats not my point. Someone else stated that their is less respect for life lately. There is also less respect for common folk just getting by day to day,paycheck to paycheck, when authorities view them only as a resource of revenue.It’s not just one thing or one instance, it’s a combination and summation of all of it that together that makes some people reach their breaking point.
Going paycheck to paycheck while speeding is a shitty excuse for shooting 4 people who have families. If someone robs you, I bet you get indignant if the police tell you “Well, you had too much stuff anyway”.
There will be a lot more law enforcement officers shot. When something like this happens there are a lot of targets of opportunity.
What saves most law enforcement officer most crooks are not looking to kill them.
bfl
There is no excuse for shooting a cop other than self defense in an unwarranted situation, let me be clear about that.I was speaking of someones breaking point, everyone has a different place on the scale.
How does one shoot a cop in self defense?
Oh lets see,No knock raid without a proper warrant, in fear of your life from a cop on a rampage to name a couple. Or are you one of those that would bow down to anyone with a badge, just because he has a badge?
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