Policeman Christopher Reese, 30, and officer Cameron Girwin, 25, drove twice in a midnight car when they tried to stop Hyundai with an expired plate at 11:27 pm a press conference on Saturday.
The driver, later identified as John McCoy III-Coro, nodes to name only once-nod to succumb, bringing officers on a street in dead end, where the vehicle finally stopped, Naudgit said.
When both officers approached the car, the driver was immediately argumentative and refused to get out of the vehicle, Naudgita said. In the end, he complied, and he came out between the officers and the driver, the boss said.
During the fight, McCoy pulled a gun out of his pocket and shot both officers, Nadgiga said.
The officers fell to the ground and while they were defenseless, the suspect stood over them and shot every officer a second time, Naudgita said.
The responsible employees arrived in minutes and administered life -saving measures, Nadgiga said. Emergency medical services have been transporting Reese and Girvan to local hospitals, but despite the valiant efforts, both officers died, Neudigate said. Later, McCoy was found dead by a self-inflicted firearm inside a shed near the scene, Naidgiga said.
Thehe Police Department of Gloucester City He confirmed that the Reese officer was originally from South Jersey and that his father was a retired officer at the Camden Police Department. NJ Advance Media, Referring to Reese George Reese IV’s father, he said he lived in Somerdale before moving to Virginia Beach.
A Gofundme For Reese’s relatives shared by his department, they raised $ 30,000 in the press time.
“Before serving the police, he served as a deputy at the Virginia Beach Sheriff’s office,” the campaign said. “He had a passion for law enforcement and served his community. Chris was also a loyal friend and a dedicated husband.”
Neudigate remembered Reese and a virtue as “dedicated, decisive” officers with a “star” reputation.
“We asked them to go out to this community and keep us from evil last night,” he said. ” Evil found them. “
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