Incidents
Incident 2026-05-07 Richmond Police Shooting |
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| Date | May 07, 2026 |
| Time | 06:47 PM |
| Report # | 2026-05-07 Richmond Police Shooting |
| Department | Richmond Police Department |
| Description | "The identity of the woman has not yet been shared. However, Gwendolyn Andrews, a prominent chaplain and community mediator with the Richmond Police Department, told 8News that she was a mother of two kids." |
| Address |
4000 Midlothian Turnpike
Richmond, VA |
Incident 2026-04-12 Christiansburg Police Shooting |
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| Date | Apr 12, 2026 |
| Report # | 2026-04-12 Christiansburg Police Shooting |
| Department | Christiansburg Police |
| Description | Officers from the Christiansburg Police shot and killed a man near the 300 block of Miller Street SE, Christiansburg, VA on April 12, 2026. |
| Address |
300 block of Miller Street SE
Christiansburg, VA |
Incident 2026-04-07 Chesterfield County Police Shooting |
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| Date | Apr 07, 2026 |
| Report # | 2026-04-07 Chesterfield County Police Shooting |
| Department | Chesterfield County Police |
| Description | Officers from the Chesterfield County Police shot and killed TamonDrick Javon Burroughs, Jr., a 32-year-old Black man, near 4000 block of Frye Terrace, South Chesterfield, VA on April 7, 2026. |
| Address |
4000 block of Frye Terrace
South Chesterfield, VA |
Incident 2026-04-07 Henry County Sheriff Shooting |
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| Date | Apr 07, 2026 |
| Report # | 2026-04-07 Henry County Sheriff Shooting |
| Department | Henry County Sheriff's Office |
| Description | Officers from the Henry County Sheriff's Office shot and killed Christopher Thomas Shepard, a 35-year-old white man, near Berry Hill Court Extension, Martinsville, VA 24112 on April 7, 2026. |
| Address |
Berry Hill Court Extension
Martinsville, Henry County, VA |
Incident 2026-03-31 Page County Sheriff Shooting |
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| Date | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Report # | 2026-03-31 Page County Sheriff Shooting |
| Department | Page County Sheriff's Office |
| Description | Officers from the Page County Sheriff's Office shot and killed Kevin Lee McAlister Jr., a 29-year-old man, near Jollett Rd and Grindstone Mountain View Rd, Shenandoah, VA 22827 on March 31, 2026. |
| Address |
Jollett Road
near Grindstone Mountain View Road
Shenandoah, VA |
Incident 2026-03-01 Virginia State Police Shooting |
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| Date | Mar 01, 2026 |
| Report # | 2026-03-01 Virginia State Police Shooting |
| Department | Virginia State Police (VSP) |
| Description | Officers from the Virginia State Police shot and killed Jared Llamado, a 32-year-old Hispanic man, near I-495 southbound exit 52, Fairfax, VA on March 1, 2026. |
| Address |
I-95 / I-49
near Exit 52
Fairfax, VA |
Incident 2026-02-23 Fairfax County Police Shooting |
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| Date | Feb 23, 2026 |
| Report # | 2026-02-23 Fairfax County Police Shooting |
| Department | Fairfax County Police |
| Officers | Nicholas Brazones |
| Description | Officer Nicholas Brazones from the Fairfax County Police shot and killed Chhatra Thapa, a 54-year-old Asian man, near 3900 block of Persimmon Drive, Mantua Township, VA 22031 on February 23, 2026. |
| Address |
3900 block Persimmon Drive
Mantua Township, Fairfax County, VA |
Incident 2026-02-17 Washington County Sheriff Shooting |
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| Date | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Report # | 2026-02-17 Washington County Sheriff Shooting |
| Department | Washington County Sheriff's Office |
| Description | Officers from the Washington County Sheriff's Office shot and killed Christopher Allen Smith, a 52-year-old white man, near Driftwood Lane, Abingdon, VA 24211 on February 17, 2026. |
| Address |
Driftwood Lane
Abingdon, Washington County,, VA |
Incident 2026-02-10 Broadway Police Shooting |
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| Date | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Report # | 2026-02-10 Broadway Police Shooting |
| Department | Broadway Police |
| Description | Officers from the Broadway Police shot and killed Michael Hopkins Smith, a 61-year-old white man, near 118 W. Lee St., Broadway, VA 22815 on February 10, 2026. |
| Address |
118 W. Lee St.
Broadway, Rockingham County, VA |
Incident 2026-01-28 James City County Police Shooting |
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| Date | Jan 28, 2026 |
| Report # | 2026-01-28 James City County Police Shooting |
| Department | James City County Police |
| Description | Officers from the James City County Police shot and killed Stephen Thomas Ball, a 33-year-old man, near 6700 Mooretown Rd, Williamsburg, VA 23188 on January 28, 2026. |
| Address |
6700 Mooretown Rd
Williamsburg, York County, VA |
Incident 2026-01-17 Richmond Police Shooting |
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| Date | Jan 17, 2026 |
| Time | 08:55 PM |
| Report # | 2026-01-17 Richmond Police Shooting |
| Department | Richmond Police Department |
| Description | Two Richmond Police Department officers shot 41-year-old Thomas Alexander in Richmond. |
| Address |
200 East Belt Blvd.
near 300 East Belt Blvd.
Richmond, VA |
Incident 2026-01-06 Loudoun County Sheriff Shooting |
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| Date | Jan 06, 2026 |
| Report # | 2026-01-06 Loudoun County Sheriff Shooting |
| Department | Loudoun County Sheriff's Office |
| Description | Officers from the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office shot and killed Conner James Peltzer, a 30-year-old white man, near 19360 Compass Creek Pkwy, Leesburg, VA on January 6, 2026. |
| Address |
19360 Compass Creek Pkwy
Leesburg, VA |
Incident 2025-12-29 Virginia State Police Shooting |
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| Date | Dec 29, 2025 |
| Report # | 2025-12-29 Virginia State Police Shooting |
| Department | Virginia State Police (VSP) |
| Description | Officers from the Virginia State Police shot and killed Jacob Wesley Adkins, a 25-year-old white man, near Deerview Rd, Keswick, VA on December 29, 2025. |
| Address |
Deerview Road
Keswick, Pittsylvania County, VA |
Incident Allan-F-Tucker-Dies-Alexandria-VA-Police |
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| Date | Aug 15, 2025 |
| Report # | Allan-F-Tucker-Dies-Alexandria-VA-Police |
| Department | Alexandria Police |
| Description | |
| Address |
1 American Plaza
Alexandria, VA |
Incident VA08603252025 |
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| Date | Mar 20, 2025 |
| Report # | VA08603252025 |
| Department | Smyth County Sheriff's Office |
| Description | Under Sheriff Bradford "Chip" Shuler on March 20, 2025, an officer of the Smyth County Sheriff's Office shot and killed a man on March 20, 2025 near I-95 at Joplin Road in Saltville, Smyth County, Virginia. Bradford "Chip" Shuler is elected sheriff at this time. |
| Address |
I-95
Saltville, Smyth County, VA |
Incident 2025-03-06 Richmond Police Shooting |
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| Date | Mar 06, 2025 |
| Report # | 2025-03-06 Richmond Police Shooting |
| Department | Richmond Police Department |
| Description | Richmond Police officers shot a man during a traffic stop on March 6, 2025. They said he "failed to comply." |
| Address |
2600 Melbourne Street
Richmond, VA |
Incident Killing of Brandon Raylin Closson |
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| Date | Nov 19, 2024 |
| Time | 11:00 PM |
| Report # | Killing of Brandon Raylin Closson |
| Department | Virginia Beach Police |
| Description | "Police said they were called to the store for a report of a suspicious person. A clerk told an officer that a man with a knife had tried to rob the store. When the officer approached Closson, he produced a cutting tool roughly six inches long, with an approximately three-inch serrated edge, police said. The officer fired his gun after Closson advanced toward him and ignored numerous commands to stop, according to police. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The officer, a five-year veteran of the department who hasn’t been identified by police, wasn’t injured. He’s been placed on administrative leave, which is standard practice for officer-involved shootings." |
| Address |
Virginia Beach Blvd
near Independence Blvd
Virginia Beach, VA |
Incident City Manager Appoints Tarrick McGuire APD Chief |
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| Date | Oct 09, 2024 |
| Time | 09:00 AM |
| Report # | City Manager Appoints Tarrick McGuire APD Chief |
| Department | Alexandria Police |
| Officers | Tarrick Mcguire |
| Description | Alexandria City Manager James F. Parajon appointed Tarrick McGuire, a man formerly of Texas, as the new Chief of Police for the Alexandria Police Department. McGuire was sworn in on December 11, 2024. Alexandria Police Department's former Chief, Don Hayes, left the agency months earlier that year. APD is one of the largest and most politically powerful law enforcement bodies in Virginia. |
| Address | Alexandria, VA |
Incident Killing of Sydney Wilson |
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| Date | Sep 16, 2024 |
| Time | 10:17 AM |
| Report # | Killing of Sydney Wilson |
| Department | Fairfax County Police |
| Officers | Peter Tzu Lung Liu |
| Description | "On Monday, September 16, at approximately 10:17 a.m., an officer responded to a residence in the 11800 block of Sunrise Valley Drive in Reston for a welfare check. FCPD received a request from a mental health professional to conduct a welfare check on 33-year-old Sydney Wilson, of Reston, who was reported to be in an agitated state." Body cam footage shows Wilson slashing at officer Peter Liu with a kitchen knife. He attempted to de-escalate, then shot Wilson 3 times, killing her. |
| Address | Reston, VA |
Incident Rawls-v-City-of-Portsmouth-224-cv-00386 |
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| Date | Jul 09, 2024 |
| Report # | Rawls-v-City-of-Portsmouth-224-cv-00386 |
| Department | Portsmouth Police |
| Officers | Blake Fritzman |
| Description | |
| Address | Portsmouth, VA |