Richmond VA Shooting Today: Gunman Opens Fire At Greyhound Station [UPDATING]
One person is in custody following a shooting at a Greyhound bus station in Richmond, Virginia earlier this afternoon.
Two Virginia State Troopers and one female civilian were injured in the shooting, which took place at the Greyhound Bus Station when an as-of-yet unidentified suspect opened fire.
According to CNN, the suspect is now in custody and the victims have been transported to a hospital for treatment. The station where the shooting occurred is closed until further notice.
We're updating this post with more info as it's available.
UPDATE 5:05 PM ET:: Authorities are now reporting that both the trooper and the shooter are dead.
Authorities say suspect killed, one trooper sustained life-threatening injuries in shooting at VA Greyhound station. https://t.co/dhM2bok4Om
— ABC News (@ABC) March 31, 2016
UPDATE 5:07 PM ET:: Reports are indicating that the trooper is still alive, though suffering life-threatening injuries.
UPDATE: Virginia State Trooper is suffering "life-threatening" injuries and is NOT dead, it was just announced. https://t.co/x8bUwTbRMY — NBC4 Columbus (@nbc4i) March 31, 2016
A second trooper is also listed as being injured
Two Va. state troopers and civilian in hospital after shooting at Richmond bus station; shooter in custody: https://t.co/wKkx8rdvb5 — The Associated Press (@AP) March 31, 2016
And reports now indiciate four people were shot.
UPDATE 5:13 PM ET: Yahoo is reporting that a police spokesperson said Trooper were in the station for a training exercise when the shooting began.
Additionally, they report that Virginia State Police have released the following statement:
At approximately 2:45 p.m., a Virginia State Police officer encountered a "male subject" just inside the entranceway, a police spokeswoman said at a press briefing Thursday afternoon. The man shot the trooper at point-blank range, and two state troopers standing nearby returned fire.
The suspect was the trooper were transported to VCU Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. The suspect was pronounced dead, and officials are working to notify the officer's next of kin. Two other civilians wounded in the shooting were transported to the same medical center with what were described as non-life-threatening injuries.
UPDATE 7:00 PM ET: According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, the trooper has succumbed to his injuries. Trooper Chad Dermyer, 37, was Marine Corps veteran and graduated from the state police academy in 2004. He was married and had two children. Two civilians were also injured in the shooting with "non-life-threatening injuries."
