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Joseph R. Lombard

Age : 35

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 06/04/2022

Location : Newington Drive

City : Amherst

County : Amherst

State : Virginia

Agency : Virginia State Police; Lynchburg Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Suicide

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 06/04/2022, Virginia State Police tactical officers served a search warrant at a home on Newington Drive in Amherst after Lynchburg Police Department reported receiving repeated Facebook Messenger threats tied to Joseph R. Lombard, 35, including threats against law enforcement and judiciary employees. As tactical officers attempted to enter, a gunshot sounded from inside the residence, officers took cover, and teams attempted to communicate with him. Officers later found Lombard dead inside from an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wdbj7.com/2022/06/07/man-found-dead-amherst-home-linked-threats-against-law-enforcement-judiciary-employees/
https://wset.com/news/local/man-found-dead-linked-to-mass-shooting-investigation-threatened-multiple-people-amherst-lynchburg-virginia-state-police-joseph-lombard-facebook-threats
https://katv.com/news/nation-world/man-found-dead-in-virginia-threatened-mass-shooting-of-local-law-enforcement-lynchburg-police-department-virginia-state-police-tactical-team-joseph-lombard-investigation
https://cbsaustin.com/news/nation-world/man-found-dead-in-virginia-threatened-mass-shooting-of-local-law-enforcement-lynchburg-police-department-virginia-state-police-tactical-team-joseph-lombard-investigation