Trooper Shot at Greyhound Station Dies, 2 Remain Hospitalized

By Jenn Jacques

Virginia State police were conducting a counter-drug training exercise at the Greyhound bus station this afternoon when a man in the station pulled a gun on one of the troopers.

A spokesperson for the State Police said part of the training exercise involved approaching civilians and talking with them. Witnesses say the trooper had met a man just inside the entrance of the station and was speaking with him when the shooting began.

“A Virginia State trooper encountered a male subject just inside the entrance way of the Greyhound bus station. While he was talking to this individual, the individual pulled out a gun and shot the trooper. Two troopers standing nearby returned gunfire,” Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller said. “The shooting suspect was transported to the VCU medical Center where he died Thursday afternoon.”

Two officers standing nearby the incident returned fire, fatally shooting the gunman, who died after being transported to the hospital, she said. Two civilians were also wounded in the shooting, said Geller, and confirmed the shooter’s gun was recovered at the scene.

Geller also made sure to verify the trooper was shot while in uniform.

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