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Unnamed driver dies in shootout with state trooper on I-64 in Augusta County

Chris Graham

policecar3At 7:30 p.m. Thursday (Oct. 16), a Virginia State Police trooper initiated a traffic stop on a Ford Windstar minivan traveling east on I-64 in Augusta County. The minivan stopped on the right shoulder near the 89 mile marker.

The trooper approached the minivan and was obtaining the driver’s identification when the driver displayed a firearm. The trooper immediately retreated to his patrol car to take cover.

Just as the trooper reached his car, a female juvenile passenger jumped out of the minivan screaming. The trooper ran to her aid and brought her back to his patrol car so she would be out of harm’s way.

Once back at his vehicle, shots were fired by both the driver and trooper.

The adult male driver died at the scene. His remains have been transported to the Office of the Medical Examiner in Roanoke for examination and autopsy.

Neither the trooper nor the juvenile was injured.

The Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation’s “Police Shooting Team” out of the Appomattox Field Office is investigating the incident.

The driver’s name will be released later Friday along with additional details, as they become available.

Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham, the king of "fringe media," a zero-time Virginia Sportswriter of the Year, and a member of zero Halls of Fame, is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, or subscribe to his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].

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