GLADSTONE, Va. (AP) — Virginia State Police say a sheriff’s deputy shot and seriously wounded a woman who refused to drop her firearm.
Police say the Amherst County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home on Charity Lane in Gladstone around 7:40 p.m. Tuesday for a report of a domestic situation.
When deputies arrived, they encountered a woman with a firearm outside the home. When she refused to drop her handgun, police say one of the deputies fired, striking her.
The woman was taken to a hospital with a serious injury that was not considered life-threatening. No law enforcement officers were injured.
Police said a firearm was recovered at the scene.
State police say they’re investigating at the request of the sheriff’s office.
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