WAYNESBORO, Va. — Officials say a state trooper fatally shot a man wanted for several felony charges after a pursuit along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia.
News outlets report that the Buckingham County Sheriff’s Office asked state police Wednesday for help catching a man wanted for several felony charges.
Troopers found the man in a Chevrolet Tahoe with a female passenger in a Waynesboro parking lot. When troopers approached, the man drove off, hitting a trooper’s vehicle.
Troopers pursued the Tahoe through two other counties until the driver jumped out and the Tahoe went into a ditch.
Troopers engaged the man, who police said was armed, and shot him. He died on the scene.
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