Prosecutor: Officers justified in shooting Virginia murder suspect
Jaromir Chalabala
and last updated 2021-01-23 17:01:24-05
STAFFORD, Va. Authorities say Virginia deputies who shot and wounded a murder suspect were justified in using deadly force.
The head prosecutor for Stafford County said Friday that the actions by the deputies were justified and that they will return to regular duty.
Thirty-eight-year-old George R. Batts Jr. of Richlands, North Carolina, was shot last Sunday morning by deputies who responded to a shooting at 1130 International Parkway in Stafford.
Batts is accused of shooting 47-year-old Ely Grimes before the deputies arrived.
Initial charges of malicious wounding and use of a firearm during a felony were filed before Grimes died Tuesday.
STAFFORD, Va. (AP) Authorities say Virginia deputies who shot and wounded a murder suspect were justified in using deadly force.
The head prosecutor for Stafford County said Friday that the actions by the deputies were justified and that they will return to regular duty.
Thirty-eight-year-old George R. Batts Jr. of Richlands, North Carolina, was shot last Sunday morning by deputies who responded to a shooting at 1130 International Parkway in Stafford.
Batts is accused of shooting 47-year-old Ely Grimes before the deputies arrived.
Initial charges of malicious wounding and use of a firearm during a felony were filed before Grimes died Tuesday.
The Stafford deputies who shot a murder suspect during an incident Sunday morning were justified in their actions, the county’s head prosecutor has concluded, and will return to regular duty.
Prosecutor: Officers justified in shooting murder suspect
January 23, 2021 GMT
STAFFORD, Va. (AP) Virginia sheriff’s deputies who shot and wounded a murder suspect were justified in using deadly force, authorities have determined.
The head prosecutor for Stafford County said Friday that the action by the deputies were justified and that they will return to regular duty.
George R. Batts Jr., 38, of Richlands, North Carolina, was shot last Sunday morning by deputies who responded to a shooting at 1130 International Parkway in Stafford.
Batts is accused of fatally shooting Ely Grimes, 47, before the deputies arrived.
According to investigators, Batts and Grimes were attending an event for the Tuckahoe Motorcycle Club. The group has a clubhouse in the business park where the shooting occurred.