Active Scene This was the scene shortly after sunrise Saturday in Nottoway County at the intersection of Rt. 460 East and Rocky Hill Road (Rt. 153). A high speed, 100 mph police pursuit, which began on Rt. 360 in Amelia and continued down Rt. 153 into Nottoway, ended when the driver crossed both lanes of 460 and crashed into a wooded area. Police say the armed suspect fled on foot, displayed a firearm, and that shots were fired after a short foot pursuit. A Nottoway Deputy Sheriff was wounded in the hand, and a State Trooper shot and killed the suspect at approximately 5:25 a.m.
Authorities at presstime Tuesday morning still had not released the name of a suspect who was shot and killed Saturday morning in Nottoway County by a State Trooper after a high speed pursuit and crash at the intersection of Rts. 153 and 460 East.
A Nottoway Deputy Sheriff was wounded in the hand during an exchange of gunfire. He was transported to an area hospital, and Sheriff Robert Jones described the wound as “nonlife threatening” and that the officer is in stable condition.
According to State Police, Saturday morning’s pursuit began at 5:03 a.m. on Rt. 360 in Amelia, where State Police say an Amelia Deputy attempted to stop a red, 2005 Toyota Tacoma pick-up traveling more than 100 mph in a 55 mph zone.
In dark foggy conditions, the pursuit continued down Rt. 360 and onto Rt. 153 where speeds were in the 80-90 mph range. A State Trooper joined the pursuit along with deputies from Nottoway Sheriff ’s Office.
As the pursuit entered Nottoway, units were advised by Dispatch that there was a gun inside the suspect’s vehicle. State Police say that when the truck reached the intersection of Rt. 153 and eastbound 460, it ran off the right side of the highway, down an embankment, and into the woods.
Long Morning Officers from multiple jurisdictions converged Saturday morning at intersection of Rts. 153 and 460 East. Among those shown in left photo are Nottoway Sgt. Ty Moore and Blackstone officer Dylan Mosier. Photo at right shows red truck driven by suspect who, according to police, was armed and exchanged gunfire with police before being killed by a Trooper.
State Police said, “The driver fled on foot into the woods and was chased by deputies and the trooper. Shots were fired, and the suspect was killed. A Nottoway County Deputy was shot in the hand and transported to a local hospital.”
A statement from Nottoway Sheriff Robert Jones stated that the driver “exited the vehicle displaying a weapon and ran into the woods. A short foot pursuit ensued with shots being fired.”
The crash occurred at approximately 5:22 a.m., and officers reported shots fired at 5:23 a.m., according to scanner reports.
State Police haven’t released the name of the suspect or the Trooper who shot and killed him, but the agency did note that the Trooper has been placed on administrative leave, as is customary after officerinvolved shootings. Police at presstime were still on record saying they were still trying to notify the deceased’s next of kin.
Questions sent to State Police by the Courier-Record include: “To whom did the truck belong? Was the suspect wanted and/or had he alleged commit- ted a crime earlier that day or the previous night? Who fired the first shot, how many officers fired shots, how many shots did the suspect fire? To whom did the suspect’s gun belong? How many times was the suspect shot? How was Nottoway Dispatch informed, during the chase, that the suspect was armed?”
Saturday’s incident is the first time a law enforcement officer has killed a suspect in Nottoway County since September 1979, when a Crewe officer fatally shot a shoplifting suspect who pointed a gun and fired a shot at one of two officers trying to detain him.
Efforts to determine the last time a law enforcement officer in Nottoway County has been wounded by gunfire were unsuccessful at presstime. On Nov, 28, 1936, Town of Burkeville Sgt. L. D. Cole, 48, was shot and killed while pursuing two subjects on First Street near Agnew Street. One of the suspects also was killed, and the gun used to kill Sgt. Cole had been used two years earlier in the murder of a restaurant owner.
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