Roanoke, Virginia police shoot man accused of firing at officers

By The Associated Press
June 26, 2020 | 7:57 AM

ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — Police in Virginia said officers shot and wounded a man accused of exchanging gunfire with law enforcement.

Roanoke Police Chief Sam Roman said officers were trying to question two men on Thursday afternoon about a separate shooting when the men began running.

Roman said one of the men fired multiple shots at the officers, and two officers returned fire.

Police said one of the men was struck and taken to a hospital with serious injuries. The other man escaped.

Officials said Virginia State Police are investigating the shooting and the officers were taken off active duty.

None of the people involved were identified.

School bus emergency? Fairfax County students have a plan to handle it

By Heather Gustafson
August 21, 2026 | 10:05 PM

This story is part of WTOP’s 2026 Back to School coverage. The wheels on the bus will soon be going round and round again in Fairfax County, Virginia, and some of its young riders are learning what to do if there’s an emergency on the way to school. The annual Safety Patrol Training Camp, hosted by Fairfax County Public Schools' Office of Transportation Services, combined hands-on exercises with classroom lessons to teach students how to keep calm during emergencies on buses. The training can feel remarkably realistic, with overturned school buses on their side or completely upside down in the middle of the county bus depot. Other buses, right side up, fill with smoke that is water-based but mimics the intensity of a bus overheating.

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