TFred
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Overshadowed by the VT incident, a VSP trooper was in a gunfight yesterday afternoon on I-95 just south of Fredericksburg. After a series of non-trivial events, the trooper had arrested the subject, found walking along the interstate. Once in the car, the subject went after the troopers service gun. The gun went off, striking the trooper in the leg. I'll post the details that ensued below. On a positive note, it sounds as though the trooper will recover.
On a side note, this happened about 12 miles south of Fredericksburg, they had I-95 South completely blocked off or down to only 1 lane for many hours. As is always the case, every south-bound route through the city was absolutely jammed all the way through rush-hour, as everyone bailed off I-95 onto Route 1, which quickly overflowed to local roads as well. Many commute times were double or triple the "norm".
TFred
I-95 suspect dies from his injuries
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After placing [the suspect] Wheeler in his unmarked patrol car, [VSP spokesman] Molnar said a violent struggle ensued.
“During the struggle, the suspect attempted to take control of the trooper’s service weapon when the weapon discharged striking the trooper in the leg,” Molnar said. “As the violent struggle continued inside the troopers vehicle, the trooper returned fire with another weapon.”
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[Trooper] Hamer, 51, was taken by ambulance to Mary Washington Hospital, where he is currently recovering. Wheeler was flown by helicopter to the same hospital with “serious, life threatening injuries,” Molnar said. Unconfirmed reports said Wheeler was shot in the head.
On a side note, this happened about 12 miles south of Fredericksburg, they had I-95 South completely blocked off or down to only 1 lane for many hours. As is always the case, every south-bound route through the city was absolutely jammed all the way through rush-hour, as everyone bailed off I-95 onto Route 1, which quickly overflowed to local roads as well. Many commute times were double or triple the "norm".
TFred
I-95 suspect dies from his injuries
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After placing [the suspect] Wheeler in his unmarked patrol car, [VSP spokesman] Molnar said a violent struggle ensued.
“During the struggle, the suspect attempted to take control of the trooper’s service weapon when the weapon discharged striking the trooper in the leg,” Molnar said. “As the violent struggle continued inside the troopers vehicle, the trooper returned fire with another weapon.”
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[Trooper] Hamer, 51, was taken by ambulance to Mary Washington Hospital, where he is currently recovering. Wheeler was flown by helicopter to the same hospital with “serious, life threatening injuries,” Molnar said. Unconfirmed reports said Wheeler was shot in the head.