Incident

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2-21-2025 Virginia Virginia Beach 2-1

Location

February 21, 2025

Lynnhaven Pkwy and Wendfield Dr
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Participants

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Name: Officer Cameron Girvin
Age: 25
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Name: Officer Christopher Reese
Age: 30
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: John McCoy III
Age: 42
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Suicide^
Murder/Suicide
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - Officer killed
Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator killed
Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator suicide at standoff
Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person

Notes

traffic stop; subject shot LE with pistol multiple times. subject found with self inflict gunshot in shed

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/crime/1-virginia-beach-officer-killed-1-injured-in-shooting-friday-night/291-22e0c428-0709-424b-afd1-9f2704f09cf0

URL: https://www.13newsnow.com/video/news/live_breaking/virginia-beach-police-update-on-shooting-that-left-2-officers-dead-press-conference/291-f6e1827f-5a78-40c0-b2f8-51aa66c8a799

URL: https://www.wavy.com/video/full-presser-police-chief-provides-details-on-deaths-of-two-officers/

URL: https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/virginia-beach/community-mourns-two-vbpd-officers-killed-in-the-line-of-duty-friday-night/

URL: https://www.pilotonline.com/2025/02/23/virginia-beach-officers-died-images/

URL: https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/virginia-beach/virginia-beach-officer-reese-was-an-unbelievable-guy-sheriff-recalls/

District

Congressional District: 2
State Senate District: 22
State House District: 96