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On March 25, 2021, around 11 a.m., an SUV stopped in the parking lot of the Dahlgren Weigh Station. A woman exited the vehicle and began running away, at which point the driver of the SUV allegedly fired a handgun at her. A Virginia State Police trooper and a Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Officer responded to the scene and engaged the driver, shooting and killing him.

https://www.12onyourside.com/2021/03/25/suspect-dead-others-injured-following-officer-involved-shooting-va-weigh-station/

On March 18, 2021, a Virginia State Police trooper attempted to stop a 2008 Dodge Avenger driven by Stephanie T. Morton for speeding. Morton fled from the scene and was pursued by the officer. The vehicle later collided head-on with a 2020 Ford pickup truck driven by Kenneth E. Crosby Jr.. The Dodge then caught fire, and both Stephanie T. Morton and her passenger, Tia O. Porter, died in the crash. Porter was a passenger in the fleeing vehicle and was killed during the incident.

TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 3 fatalities

https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/three-killed-in-fiery-95-express-lanes-crash-following-police-pursuit/article_2fb4f0bc-882b-11eb-a45e-8fb4cf440e96.html

On March 18, 2021, a Virginia State Police trooper attempted to stop a 2008 Dodge Avenger driven by Stephanie T. Morton for speeding. Morton fled from the scene, and the pursuit led to the Dodge crashing head-on into a 2020 Ford pickup truck driven by Kenneth E. Crosby Jr.. The Dodge caught fire, resulting in the deaths of both Stephanie T. Morton and her passenger, Tia O. Porter. Morton was the driver of the fleeing vehicle and was killed in the crash.

https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/three-killed-in-fiery-95-express-lanes-crash-following-police-pursuit/article_2fb4f0bc-882b-11eb-a45e-8fb4cf440e96.html

On March 18, 2021, a Virginia State Police trooper attempted to stop a 2008 Dodge Avenger driven by Stephanie T. Morton for speeding. Morton fled from the scene, and the pursuit led to the Dodge crashing head-on into a 2020 Ford pickup truck driven by Kenneth E. Crosby Jr.. The Dodge caught fire, resulting in the deaths of both Stephanie T. Morton and her passenger, Tia O. Porter. Morton was the driver of the fleeing vehicle and was killed in the crash.
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https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/three-killed-in-fiery-95-express-lanes-crash-following-police-pursuit/article_2fb4f0bc-882b-11eb-a45e-8fb4cf440e96.html

On March 13, 2021, around 11 a.m., officers with the Portsmouth Police Department attempted to stop a 2015 Jeep Wrangler whose driver was wanted on several violations. She refused to pull over, and the police initiated a pursuit that ended when she drove through an intersection and collided with a 2013 Chrysler 200 driven by Calvin Coolidge Majette III. The crash caused fatal injuries to Majette, and others were injured in the incident.

https://www.cbs17.com/news/south/woman-charged-after-chase-that-killed-man-in-another-car-police-say/

On February 26, 2021, Officer Dominic J. Winum initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle. Before he could exit his patrol vehicle, the driver, Dakota G. Richards, exited his vehicle and opened fire, killing Officer Winum. Richards fled the scene into nearby woods. Police later found him hiding in a barn. Richards allegedly made a threatening movement, and deputies shot and killed him in response.
TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 2 fatalities

https://www.12onyourside.com/2021/02/27/va-police-officer-shot-killed-following-traffic-stop-suspect-dead/

On February 25, 2021, deputies with the Culpeper County Sheriff's Office responded to a welfare check request at a residence on Horseshoe Drive. Upon arrival, officers encountered Donald Francis Hairston in an agitated state. Hairston fled into the home and barricaded himself inside. He later emerged from the house armed with a gun, and shots were fired at the officers. In response, a deputy shot and killed Hairston.

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/virginia/police-involved-shooting-culpeper-county-deputy/65-4cc722ad-a11d-49c2-bed1-ff571ba3ec83

On February 25, 2021, at approximately 11 p.m., a deputy with the Augusta County Sheriff's Office was traveling westbound on VA-42 when he noticed a vehicle approaching quickly from behind. The vehicle tailgated the deputy, passed him on a double-yellow line, and accelerated to 85 mph. The deputy attempted to stop the vehicle but began a pursuit when the driver allegedly improperly passed another motorist and drove on the wrong side of the road, reaching speeds of 80-100 mph. The driver lost control of the vehicle, a 1993 Lincoln Town Car driven by Ronald Alvin Colvin, which ran off the road, struck a mailbox, spun across the road, hit a ditch, became airborne, and hit a utility pole. Colvin was killed in the crash.

https://www.newsleader.com/story/news/local/2021/02/26/crash-claims-life-augusta-county-man/6835408002/

On February 8, 2021, Jonathan O'quin entered Hillcom and fired multiple rounds, killing Kenny Hill in his apartment above the business. A deputy pursued O'quin for about three miles before O'quin turned onto Bartlick Road. O'quin stopped at Bartlick Bridge, got out of the vehicle, and fired multiple rounds at the deputy. The deputy returned fire but did not hit him. O'quin then fatally shot himself in the head with a high-powered rifle.

https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/sheriff-2-dead-after-man-allegedly-kills-employee-in-dickenson-county-business-shoots-himself-after-pursuit/

About 5 p.m., someone called 911 after noticing an unconscious man in the driver's seat of a vehicle stopped in the road. The driver, identified as Richard Fenton Thomas, woke up when deputies arrived. During the ensuing confrontation, deputies shot and killed him. Details as to what precipitated the killing were withheld by police.

https://fredericksburg.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/officer-involved-shooting-in-caroline-being-investigated-by-state-police/article_8f62380d-b825-5bc3-8891-b85df7d35b09.html 

Deputies were called around 10:15 a.m. to a shooting in the parking lot of the Tuckahoe Motorcycle Club. When deputies arrived, they found Ely Grimes, 47, of Fredericksburg, with a gunshot wound to the chest. George Batts was still in the parking lot with a handgun. He reportedly refused commands to drop the weapon, pointed the weapon toward deputies, and deputies shot and killed him.

https://www.12onyourside.com/2021/01/22/commonwealths-attorney-determines-officer-involved-shooting-justified/ 

Police arrived at a residence to serve warrants on Jeffrey D. Kite for violating a protective order. Kite, who lived at the residence, refused to come out of the home. Police subsequently obtained a search warrant to enter the home and additional arrest warrants for stalking and violation of a protective order. About 9 p.m., Kite stopped communicating with them. Around 3 a.m., officers entered the home and found him hiding in a storage area. Police allege that Kite produced a gun and fired at the officers, who shot and killed him.

https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/man-killed-in-chesterfield-police-shootout?utm_

About 4:35 a.m., a state trooper observed a car traveling 98 mph in a 65 mph zone. The trooper pursued the car, with the chase surpassing more than 120 mph. The driver attempted to make a U-turn, then slid down an embankment into the median. Two troopers approached the vehicle. The driver, identified as Xzavier Deyonte Hill, allegedly displayed a gun, and police shot and killed him.
TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 1 Fatality

https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/xzavier-hill-grand-jury-trooper-justified-in-fatal-interstate-64-shooting?utm_