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| Officer fatally shot on first day on street in Prince William County, Va. | |
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| A Prince William County police officer was shot and killed Saturday evening on her first day on the street when she responded to a call about a possible domestic matter, authorities said. | A Prince William County police officer was shot and killed Saturday evening on her first day on the street when she responded to a call about a possible domestic matter, authorities said. |
| Two other officers were shot and wounded. | Two other officers were shot and wounded. |
| The slain officer was identified by police as Ashley Guindon. No information was available about the other two. All three were flown by helicopter to Inova Fairfax Hospital. | The slain officer was identified by police as Ashley Guindon. 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 gunfire broke out 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. | The gunfire broke out 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. |
| 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 Reserve and had relatives in law enforcement. | 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 Reserve and had relatives in law enforcement. |
| Online information indicated that she graduated from Merrimack high school in New Hampshire in 2005, and had held a license to fly historical aircraft. A source familiar with her Marine Corps service said she held the rank of corporal and was assigned to a unit at Bolling Air Force Base involved with sending home the remains of fallen Marines. | |
| The slain officer had been assigned to patrol duty in the eastern part of the Virginia suburban county. A police tweet indicated that she had been sworn in only Friday. | The slain officer had been assigned to patrol duty in the eastern part of the Virginia suburban county. A police tweet indicated that she had been sworn in only Friday. |
| The nature of the domestic disagreement that brought the officers to the site was not made clear. | The nature of the domestic disagreement that brought the officers to the site was not made clear. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Sgt. Jonathan Perok, a police spokesman, said he could not confirm that account. | Sgt. Jonathan Perok, a police spokesman, said he could not confirm that account. |
| 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. | 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. |
| She said she heard “Boom, boom, boom. Something like that.” It was, she said, “Very quick.” | She said she heard “Boom, boom, boom. Something like that.” It was, she said, “Very quick.” |
| Then emergency personnel arrived, and she looked outside to determine what had happened. | Then emergency personnel arrived, and she looked 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 administering aid, and it appeared that the officer’s uniform had been removed to facilitate the treatment. | Emergency personnel were administering 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. |
| Justin Jouvenal and Thomas Gibbons-Neff contributed to this report. |