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Police officer shot fatally in Prince William; two others wounded Police officer shot fatally in Prince William; two others wounded
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One Three Prince William County police officers was killed and two others shot and wounded Saturday evening when they responded to a call about a possible domestic matter, authorities said. One Prince William County police officer was shot fatally and two others were wounded Saturday evening when they responded to a call about a possible domestic matter, authorities said.
The slain officerr was identified as Ashley Guindon. The conditions of the other two could not be learned. All were flown by helicopter to Inova Fairfax Hospital. . The slain officer was identified by police as Ashley Guindon. A police Twitter message said this was to be her first weekend on the street. No information was available about the other two. All three were flown by helicopter to Inova Fairfax Hospital.
One person was taken into custody in connection with the shooting, but no information about the individual had been released as of late Saturday.One person was taken into custody in connection with the shooting, but no information about the individual had been released as of late Saturday.
The shooting broke out at about 5:30 p.m. in the 13000 block of Lashmere Court, a relatively short residential street in the Lake Ridge area that is near the county government center. The shooting broke out at about 5:30 p.m. in the 13000 block of Lashmere Court, a relatively short residential street in the Woodbridge/Lake Ridge area south of the county government administration center.
At least one official account said the three officers were in surgery. It was not clear where they were hit or how many times. Guindon was identified in reference material as a graduate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Fla., who held a bachelor’s degree in aeronautics. She served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves and had relatives in law enforcement.
The nature of the domestic disagreement that brought the officers to the site also was not made clear. The slain officer had been assigned to patrol duty in the eastern part of the Virginia suburban county. The police Twitter message indicated that she had been sworn in only Friday.
However, Corey Stewart, who is chairman of the Board of County Supervisors, said a woman apparently was killed in connection with the incident. The nature of the domestic disagreement that brought the officers to the site was not made clear.
Sgt. Jonathan Perok, a police spokesman who answered questions from the media, said he could not confirm that account. However, Corey A. Stewart (R-At Large), who is chairman of the Board of County Supervisors, said a woman apparently was killed in connection with the incident.
A woman who lives on Lashmere Court said she was visiting a neighbor on the same street at the time of the incident. Sgt. Jonathan Perok, a police spokesman said he could not confirm that account.
The woman said she heard sounds but doubted that they might have resulted from gunfire, particularly on a street that she described as part of a quiet and close-knit neighborhood. A woman who lives on Lashmere Court said she was visiting a neighbor and heard sounds but did not think gunfire could have broken out on her quiet and close-knit street.
“We never thought it could be shots,” said Maritza Gutierrez.“We never thought it could be shots,” said Maritza Gutierrez.
Asked to recount what she had heard, she said, “Boom, boom, boom. Something like that.” The sounds occurred close together, she said. “Very quick.” She said she heard “Boom, boom, boom. Something like that.” It was, she said, “Very quick.”
Rather than gunfire, it seemed more likely to her that it could have been a sound related to daily life, such as the opening of a garage door. Then emergency personnel arrived and she looked outside to determine what had happened.
However, as police and emergency personnel flooded into the area, she began to realize that something out of the ordinary had occurred.
It was a while, she said, before she decided to look outside to determine what had happened.
She said she saw someone, apparently one of the three wounded officers, lying on a lawn.She said she saw someone, apparently one of the three wounded officers, lying on a lawn.
Emergency personnel were giving treatment, and it appeared that the officer’s uniform had been removed to facilitate the treatment. Emergency personnel wereadministering aid and it appeared that the officer’s uniform had been removed to facilitate the treatment.
Finally, Gutierrez said, the patient was taken from the lawn to an ambulance.Finally, Gutierrez said, the patient was taken from the lawn to an ambulance.
Victoria St. Martin contributed to this report. Victoria St. Martin and Justin Jouvenal contributed to this report.