Incidents of firing in America are not taking the name of stopping. Two campus police officers have died in a shootout on the Bridgewater College campus. The police have detained a suspected attacker in this regard. He is under interrogation.
Two officers were killed in a shooting (Shout Out in Virginia, America) on Tuesday in the eastern US state of Virginia. The police has taken one person into custody in this regard. This incident of firing took place in the Bridgewater College campus. The news agency Xinhua quoted the statement of the college and said that a male shooter has been taken into police custody.
Police responded to the firing
In an email sent to students and staff, the deceased were identified as Campus Police Officer John Painter and Campus Security Officer J.J. Like Jefferson. As soon as the information about the incident was received, the police immediately reached the spot and responded by firing. The suspected assailant got frightened by the action of the police and started trying to escape from there. However, the police caught him at some distance from the premises.
atmosphere of fear among college students
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin and Attorney General Jason Miares have been briefed on the situation. After this incident, there is an atmosphere of panic in the entire area. Especially college students are very scared. Police say that they are trying to find out if anyone else was involved in the incident. College students are also being questioned in this regard.
President has also expressed concern
Incidents of shootings in America are not new. Not long ago, an 18-year-old Indiana State University student was killed in a shootout outside the venue of a college house party. Terre Haute Police Chief Sean Keane told that the shooting happened around 2 pm. In this, Valentina Delva, a resident of Indianapolis, was shot and died shortly after. US President Joe Biden has also expressed grief and concern over such incidents.
