An off-duty Danville Police officer was arrested on Monday in connection with a shooting on South Main Street in Danville reported on Sunday.
Jayquan Morton, 22, a two-year veteran of the Danville Police Department, was arrested at 9:52 a.m. on Monday, after a multi-jurisdiction and multi-state effort to locate him throughout the day on Sunday and into this morning, according to a release from the Danville PD.
Morton was arrested without incident following a traffic stop in the City of Danville conducted by a Pittsylvania County sheriff’s deputy and a Virginia State Police trooper.
The reported shooting was called in Sunday morning, involving a vehicle being struck by gunfire while traveling southbound on South Main Street near the Route 29 Expressway.
The initial investigation found that a sedan was traveling southbound on South Main Street, occupied by a male and female victim, when a silver SUV sped up to them from behind.
As the SUV approached, multiple rounds were fired from the SUV into the sedan. Although the sedan sustained damage, the victims were not struck by the gunfire.
The suspect and one of the victims are known to each other, police said.
When evidence in this initial investigation pointed toward an off-duty officer of the Danville Police Department being a suspect in the shooting incident, Police Chief Chris Wiles made a request to the Virginia State Police to conduct the investigation.
Morton will be placed on leave without pay pending further administrative action.
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