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Virginia State Police releases 2022 crime report

Virginia saw an increase in violent crime last year, according to a report by state police.

Alarming increase in law enforcement officers killed this year

amphotora/iStock(WASHINGTON) Pentagon Protection Force Agency Officer George Gonzalez was a beloved son, brother and friend. He was a Yankees fan and a "one of the good guys," according to an obituary shared by the agency. Gonzalez was allegedly killed by a 27-year-old suspect who ambushed him while he was patrolling the Pentagon bus station last week, first stabbing him and then shooting him with his own weapon, according to law enforcement sources. Gonzalez's ambush and the fatal shooting of Chicago Police Officer Ella French, is part of the 47 police officer killings so far in 2021, according to the FBI's Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted Program (LEOKA). That's more than in all of 2020, when there were 46, according to the data. And there have been nearly as many officers killed this year as the entirety of 2019 (48) and 2017 (48). Out of the killings reported this year, 36 have involved a firearm, according to the data. April was the deadlies

Officer dead, suspect killed in violence outside Pentagon

August 3, 2021 54 WASHINGTON (AP) A Pentagon police officer died after being stabbed Tuesday during a burst of violence at a transit center outside the building, and a suspect was shot by law enforcement and died at the scene, officials said. The Pentagon, the headquarters of the U.S. military, was temporarily placed on lockdown after someone attacked the officer on a bus platform shortly after 10:30 a.m. The ensuing violence, which included a volley of gunshots, resulted in “several casualties,” said Woodrow Kusse, the chief of the Pentagon Force Protection Agency, which is responsible for security in the facility. The deaths of the officer and the suspect were confirmed by officials who were not authorized to discuss the matter and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. The Fairfax County Police Department also tweeted condolences about the officer’s death.

Pentagon lockdown lifted after shooting incident

Pentagon lockdown lifted after shooting incident August 4, 2021 WASHINGTON: An officer was stabbed to death and several people were wounded on Tuesday during a burst of violence at a transit station outside the Pentagon, officials said. A suspect was shot by the law enforcement and died at the scene. The Pentagon, the headquarters of the US military, was temporarily placed on lockdown after gunshots were fired Tuesday morning near the entrance to the building. A Pentagon police officer who was stabbed later died, reports the international media. The connection between the shooting and the stabbing of the officer was not immediately clear. The authorities did not immediately provide details or the sequence of events.

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