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Shaun M. Boker

Age : 39

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 08/07/2025

Location : Not Disclosed

City : Chesapeake

County : Dinwiddie

State : Virginia

Agency : Chesapeake Police Department, Virginia State Police

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Medical emergency

Event : Died after arrest following fatal domestic shooting

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/07/2025 at approximately 10:30 p.m., Chesapeake police officers responded to a domestic assault call at an apartment. As officers arrived, they heard a woman inside screaming for help. While officers attempted to force entry into the residence to reach the victim, a man inside fired multiple rounds through the front door, striking two Chesapeake police officers.
Police entered the apartment after the shooting and found an adult woman suffering from gunshot wounds. She was transported to a hospital, where she died. Investigators identified Shaun M. Boker, 39, as the suspected shooter. Boker fled the scene before officers could take him into custody, prompting a regional manhunt.
At approximately 8:24 a.m. on 08/07/2025, Portsmouth police located Boker at a residence in Portsmouth. Following a brief standoff, officers arrested him. During the arrest, Boker sustained superficial cuts to one arm. He was transported to Maryview Hospital for treatment and was subsequently transferred into Chesapeake Police custody.
While at Maryview Hospital, Boker experienced a medical emergency and later died. Authorities have not released the cause of the medical emergency. The Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation is investigating both the officer-involved shooting and the circumstances surrounding Boker's death while in custody.
Before his death, Boker was charged with first-degree murder, two counts of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, three counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, discharging a firearm within an occupied building, and assault and battery of a family or household member. The two wounded Chesapeake police officers were hospitalized with injuries reported as non-life-threatening.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://abcnews.go.com/US/virginia-police-seek-man-connection-shooting-killed-1/story?id=124437574
https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/video/manhunt-underway-after-woman-killed-2-officers-shot-in-virginia/