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soothsayer

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Sat May 8, 2021, 08:40 PM May 2021

Authorities: Suspect opens fire on Virginia police chief WTOP


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Authorities say a suspect and a southwest Virginia police chief have been seriously injured in an exchange of gunfire.

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Authorities: Suspect opens fire on Virginia police chief | WTOP
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NORTON, Va. — Authorities say a suspect and a southwest Virginia police chief have been seriously injured in an exchange of gunfire.

The shooting took place Friday afternoon in the small city of Norton.

According to the Bristol Herald Courier, Norton Police Chief James Lane was responding to a 911 call about a shoplifter when he pulled into a shopping center parking lot and encountered a man who began shooting into his vehicle.
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Authorities: Suspect opens fire on Virginia police chief WTOP (Original Post) soothsayer May 2021 OP
Cool SoCalDavidS May 2021 #1
The good guy with the gun? blueinredohio May 2021 #2
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