COVINGTON, Va. (AP) — Authorities say three people, including a police officer, have fatally shot at a gas station and convenience store. Virginia State Police say Toney Poulston Jr. went to the store on Monday and confronted and shot a relative working there, Randall Paxton. When Covington Police and the Alleghany County Sheriff’s Office arrived, police say Poulston was coming out of the store armed with a pistol and shots were fired. Poulston and a Covington officer were killed. Covington Police Chief Christopher Smith identified the slain officer as 35-year-old Caleb Ogilvie. Inside the store, police say Paxton was found dead. Paxton’s wife, who also worked at the store, was found inside uninjured.
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