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Details Released, Officer Cleared In Spotsy Shooting That Killed Marine: Authorities Details Released, Officer Cleared In Spotsy Shooting That Killed Marine: Authorities
Details Released, Officer Cleared In Spotsy Shooting That Killed Marine: Authorities The Spotsylvania County Sheriff's deputy who was involved in an officer-involved shooting over that killed former U.S. Marine Kenneth Carr over the summer been cleared by the Fauquier Commonwealth's Attorney, authorities announced. *** WARNING: The following news report contains details that may be disturbing. Reader discretion is advised. *** Shortly after 3:15 a.m. on June 30, deputies were called to the 10400 block of Spotswood Drive to investigate a reported domestic disturbance involving a weapon. According to prosecutors, on the morning of the shooting, a 911 call was made by a …

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Knife-Wielding Woman Killed In Officer-Involved Fairfax County Shooting Identified By Police Knife-Wielding Woman Killed In Officer-Involved Fairfax County Shooting Identified By Police
Knife-Wielding Woman Killed In Officer-Involved Fairfax County Shooting Identified By Police Additional information has been released by the Fairfax County Police Department after a knife-wielding woman was killed in an officer-involved shooting earlier this week. On Monday morning, an officer from the agency was called to conduct a welfare check in the 11800 block of Sunrise Vally Drive in Reston, when a mental health professional advised that 33-year-old Sydney Wilson was in an "agitated state."  An officer knocked on WIlson's door, police say, who opened it and then immediately slammed it shut. The first responder continued to try and speak with her, at which point she open…

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by Zak Failla