Police Chief David Rohrer said a 40-year-old female detective who died at a hospital after the shooting became the first officer to die at the hands of an assailant in the 66-year history of the department.
And police said a 53-year-old officer remains in critical condition after undergoing surgery late Monday night. It was not clear whether the third officer, a 28-year-old man, was shot or sustained his injuries from flying glass or a ricocheting bullet.
"My 1,320 officers, plus our civilian employees and all of our employees are grieving," Rohrer said. "We are supporting the family of the officer who is seriously wounded and we are supporting, obviously, the family of the officer who was killed in the line of duty."
Police have identified the suspected gunman as 18-year-old Michael Kennedy. They said he targeted the officers. Authorities said the female detective had recently served a criminal warrant on the suspect, resulting from an argument during which a dog was killed.
Police said Kennedy was killed in the exchange of gunfire in the parking lot of the station during the 3:30 p.m. attack.
Here we go again....A DOG was killed. Something screwy going on in BLET (Basic Law Enforcement Training). Anyone have the CALEA standards on shooting dogs?
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This morning they said the kid was hiding in the woods adjacent to the police station parking lot. They also said this kid, who had just graduated last year from a local high school, had been arrested recently for carjacking in Maryland. The kid was a Goth adherent.
"Police said Kennedy was killed in the exchange of gunfire in the parking lot of the station during the 3:30 p.m. attack."
At least we don't have to worry about wasting tax-payers money on a trial. I have no doubt the b@stard's trial before Our Lord is already over and he's rotting in the flames of hell!
It is interesting to note that the sound bites on the "news" today (radio, anyway) don't mention the connection between the officer who was killed, her serving the warrant, and the original crime of the argument and Kennedy killing the dog.
Obviously, this kid was a severly disturbed individual. Any info on the parents??
What a tragedy for the officer murdered, the other injured officers, their families and the police force in Fairfax County. My thoughts and prayers go out to the victims.