Virginia Game Warden Involved In Shooting
Incident
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January 25, 2007
Richmond, Virginia — A game warden with the Law Enforcement
Division of the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF)
was assisting deputies with the Greene County Sheriff's Office last
night when he was involved in a shooting incident. It is not unusual
for game wardens to assist local law enforcement and for those
agencies to assist local game wardens.
The game warden was in the Greene County Sheriff's Office when an
alert was sent out for an "endangered missing juvenile" female who
may have been abducted by a juvenile male who was "possibly armed"
and had "made threats to multiple individuals." The alert included
information describing the individuals, the vehicle, and their
possible destination. The game warden accompanied the deputies to a
location along Route 33 at the entrance to the Woodridge subdivision
where the suspect was believed to be headed.
The suspect's vehicle approached the intersection and was
intercepted by the deputies' vehicles. The game warden had
positioned himself to remove the female safely from the passenger
side of the vehicle when the driver accelerated and struck him with
the vehicle. The game warden discharged his firearm striking the
suspect.
The suspect died at the scene. His body is being transported to the
Medical Examiner's Office in Richmond. The game warden was
transported to the University of Virginia Medical Center where he
was treated and has since been released.
The incident is being investigated by the Virginia State Police
Bureau of Criminal Investigation. The game warden has been placed on
paid administrative leave pending the completion of that
investigation.
Virginia game wardens have full police authority but focus on
enforcing the Commonwealth's wildlife and boating laws. Typically,
one game warden is assigned to work a county or city, but in some
cases there may be more than one assigned to a jurisdiction
depending on the needs of that community. Game wardens provide back
up and assist wardens assigned to adjacent counties within their
work area. Frequently, game wardens work with local law enforcement
providing support for manhunts, search and rescue, and other
enforcement efforts.
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