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Report: Va. state trooper killed during traffic stop
Richmond television station WTVR reported Thursday afternoon that a Virginia state trooper was shot during a traffic stop on Interstate 85.
Posted — UpdatedDINWIDDIE COUNTY, VA. — Richmond television station WTVR reported Thursday that a Virginia state trooper was shot and killed during a traffic stop on Interstate 85.
Master Trooper Junius Walker, 60, died at the scene.
Corrine Geller, a spokeswoman for the Virginia State Police, said shots were reported just before 1:30 p.m., and that police responding to the call saw a man firing into Walker's car. The man exchanged gunfire with responding officers and then fled on foot.
He was caught a short time later, but his name and charges have not been released.
The incident resulted in lane closures and traffic delays along I-85.
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