LOUISA , Va.—Virginia State Police say they’re investigating after a man was shot during a struggle with a Louisa County sheriff’s deputy near a crash scene.
Police said in a statement that as a deputy arrived at the scene of a one-vehicle crash about 35 miles west of Charlottesville early Monday, the driver ran into the woods.
A few minutes later, the deputy found the man about a quarter mile away. During a discussion, police say the man charged the deputy. As they struggled, police say the man was shot once. Police say the 44-year-old man was taken to a hospital, where he is in stable condition.
Police say the deputy wasn’t injured.
State police say they’re investigating at the sheriff’s request.
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