A suspect is in custody after three Pittsylvania County, Virginia, deputies were injured while serving warrants Wednesday night in the town of Gretna.
WDBJ7 noted initial reports indicated that the deputies had been shot, but the Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Office pointed out that the deputies were actually wounded by shrapnel when the suspect, James Andru Lehnerd, allegedly opened fire.
The New York Times observed, “Deputies were injured in southern Virginia on Wednesday during an hourslong standoff with a man who opened fire on them.”
The deputies’ injuries were non-life-threatening.
Lehnerd is charged with “Felony Attempted Aggravated Murder of a Law Enforcement Officer.”
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