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| Virginia policewoman shot dead on first shift | Virginia policewoman shot dead on first shift |
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| A US police officer has been shot and killed on her first day at work, the day after she was sworn in. | A US police officer has been shot and killed on her first day at work, the day after she was sworn in. |
| Ashley Guindon had been responding to a domestic dispute in Woodbridge, Virginia, about 32 km (20 miles) south of Washington, DC. | |
| Two of her colleagues were also injured in the shooting and are in hospital, but no details have been released about their condition. | Two of her colleagues were also injured in the shooting and are in hospital, but no details have been released about their condition. |
| The suspect, a military serviceman, was unharmed and is now in police custody. | The suspect, a military serviceman, was unharmed and is now in police custody. |
| The suspect had murdered his wife then opened fire on officers as they approached, a police official told the AP news agency. | The suspect had murdered his wife then opened fire on officers as they approached, a police official told the AP news agency. |
| There was also a child in the house at the time of the incident, he said. | There was also a child in the house at the time of the incident, he said. |
| "It is with profound sadness that we announce that Prince William County Police Officer Ashley Guindon, one of the officers involved in this evening's shooting on Lashmere Ct, has died as a result of her injuries sustained during the incident" her department said in a statement on Saturday. | "It is with profound sadness that we announce that Prince William County Police Officer Ashley Guindon, one of the officers involved in this evening's shooting on Lashmere Ct, has died as a result of her injuries sustained during the incident" her department said in a statement on Saturday. |
| Prince William County Police had earlier tweeted a picture of Guindon following her inauguration on Friday, urging her and another new colleague to "be safe". | Prince William County Police had earlier tweeted a picture of Guindon following her inauguration on Friday, urging her and another new colleague to "be safe". |