STERLING, Va. (AP) - A Virginia sheriff’s deputy remains in stable condition following a shooting that also left two civilians hurt at a Walmart store in Sterling.
The Washington Post reported Tuesday that the Loudoun County sheriff’s deputy remains hospitalized. Two store employees who were wounded have been treated and released.
The incident occurred Saturday afternoon at the store in Dulles Crossing Plaza when police said that two employees confronted a man who they believed had stolen items.
As two deputies responded to take the man into custody, the suspect began to struggle with them, pulled out a gun and fired multiple rounds, striking one deputy and the two store employees, authorities said.
The suspect was also shot but fled in a stolen vehicle, authorities said. He was later taken into custody by Fairfax County police. He was taken to an area hospital, where he remains in stable condition.
Authorities said charges are pending. They did not release the suspect’s name.
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