STRASBURG, Va. – At the request of the Strasburg Police Chief, the Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation Culpeper Field Office is investigating an officer-involved shooting in the Town of Strasburg.
The incident began Sunday (Dec. 17), at approximately 11:00 p.m., when the Shenandoah County Emergency Communication Center received a 911 call about an individual acting erratically, damaging property, and threatening people inside a hotel located on Signal Knob Drive in Strasburg. When an officer from the Strasburg Police Department arrived on the scene he encountered the suspect – an adult female in the rear parking lot of the hotel. An altercation ensued as the female attacked the officer and gained control of the officer’s ASP baton and used it to strike the officer in the head. The officer discharged his firearm and struck the woman. The female was transported to Winchester Medical Center, where she later succumbed to her injuries.
The female’s remains have been transported to the Office of the Medical Examiner in Manassas for positive identification, examination, and autopsy.
The officer was transported to the Shenandoah Memorial Hospital, where he was treated for minor injuries and has since been released. No other law enforcement officers or citizens were injured in the incident.
The investigation remains active and ongoing.
