EMPORIA, Va.—Authorities say a man was shot and wounded when he charged out of a home in Virginia with a firearm in each hand, shooting at law enforcement officers.
Virginia State Police said in a statement Monday that Emporia police went to a home Sunday night looking for a suspect in a shooting and Greensville County Sheriff’s deputies and state police arrived to help.
Three people came out and later police say a man came out firing at deputies and troopers, who returned fire. Police say the 33-year-old black man who is wanted on a first-degree murder charge in Maryland was flown to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police say two troopers and one special agent are on administrative leave with pay. Police say two are white and one is Hispanic.
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