Incident

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11-12-2023 Virginia Petersburg 1-1

Location

November 12, 2023

3400 block of Boisseau St
Petersburg, Virginia

Participants

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Name: Officer Bruce Foster
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Deonta Blount
Age: 21
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - Officer shot
LOCKDOWN/ALERT ONLY: No GV Incident Occurred Onsite

Notes

LEO investigating a disturbance on campus, subject ran off campus before shooting officer; VSU lockdown; officer paralyzed from the waist down;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.wfxrtv.com/news/regional-news/virginia-news/vsu-police-officer-shot-seriously-injured-near-campus/

URL: https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/virginia-state-university-officer-critically-wounded-shooting-campus-104828355

URL: https://www.wtkr.com/news/virginia-state-university-officer-shot-near-campus-was-handling-dispute-police-say

URL: https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/virginia/arrest-made-shooting-of-virginia-state-university-officer/291-0da5f2ed-a2a4-416d-ad8d-d67f1a80a9a0

URL: https://www.wdbj7.com/2023/11/19/vsu-officer-bruce-foster-reported-be-paralyzed-after-being-shot-duty/

District

Congressional District: 4
State Senate District: 16
State House District: 66