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Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting in Colonial Beach.

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Town of Colonial Beach issued the following announcement on Feb. 18

Yesterday evening, February 17, 2022, at approximately 7:30 pm, an officer with Colonial Beach Police Department (CBPD) was involved in an incident near the intersection of 7th Street and Route 205. While patrolling the area in a marked police vehicle, the officer noticed two suspicious individuals and attempted to make contact with the unknown subjects, who then fled the scene. 

Additional CBPD officers arrived to assist in the search, at which time one of the subjects shot at one of the CBPD officers. The officer was not hit and did not return fire. Westmoreland County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) is the primary investigating agency, with Colonial Beach Police Department actively assisting WCSO with information to further their investigation.

Original source can be found here.

Source: Town of Colonial Beach

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