Virginia officer killed on her first day on job, 2 other officers injured in shooting

PWCPD officers sworn in Friday (From left to right: Officer Steven Kendall, Officer Ashley Guindon and Lt. Col. B. Barnard).
PWCPD officers sworn in Friday (From left to right: Officer Steven Kendall, Officer Ashley Guindon and Lt. Col. B. Barnard). (Prince William County PD)

A Virginia police officer who was on her first shift with a department was shot and killed Saturday and two other officers were wounded in a standoff stemming from a call about a domestic-related incident.

Prince William County Police Department said officers responded to a call about 5:30 p.m. in Woodbridge, about 20 miles south of Washington, D.C. It’s unclear how the altercation between the suspect and police began, but the suspect is in custody and was not injured, Sgt. Jonathan Perok said.

The suspect has not been identified, but Prince William County Commonwealth Attorney Paul Ebery says he has authorized a capital murder charge, among other counts, against the suspect.

The department said in a statement on Facebook that Officer Ashley Guindon had died “as a result of her injuries sustained during the incident.” The other officers were still being treated for wounds stemming from the shooting, the statement said.

According to Fox 5 DC, the officers were flown to Fairfax Hospital.

Chairman of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors told the Associated Press that Guindon had been a county police officer a few years ago and had left and returned to the force. He didn’t know the exact dates of when she started and left.

A photo posted on the department’s Facebook Friday welcomed Guindon, Officer Steven Kendall and Lt. Col. B. Barnard to the force. It is not known if the other officers in the photo were involved in the shooting.

The incident is still being investigated.

Source: FoxNews

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