During a traffic stop in Stafford, Virginia, a murder suspect got out of his vehicle and shot at law enforcement, with at least one bullet hitting a trooper’s windshield.
At 11:31 a.m., the vehicle was stopped after an alert was sent out about an SUV related to the shooting of a woman in Stafford, according to officials.
NBC Washington reported that the man suspected in the highway shooting was also suspected of shooting and killing his wife. Stafford County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Amanda Vicinanzo said that officers responded to an apartment complex around Heron Drive and found the woman dead of gunshot wounds.
Then, deputies put out a call for the gunman, who was driving in a black SUV.
The WTVR report said that the driver of the SUV was sent to Fairfax Inova Hospital for treatment of serious injuries. His identity was not revealed.
No one else---including officers--- was injured in the incident. The shooting remains under investigation, officials said.