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[h=4]Police officer fatally shot day after joining force[/h]Officer Ashley Guindon had responded to a domestic disturbance call.
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Prince William County Police Officer Ashley Guindon was sworn in the day before she was fatally shot in the line of duty. Two other officers wounded. VPC
Prince William County Police Department Officer Ashley Guindon(Photo: Prince William County Police/EPA)
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — An Army sergeant<span style="color: Red;">*</span>was being held Sunday on murder and other charges in the fatal shooting of a police<span style="color: Red;">*</span>officer responding to a domestic disturbance call her first day on the job.
Sgt. Ronald Hamilton was being held without bond on charges of<span style="color: Red;">*</span>murder of a police officer, another first-degree murder count and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>assault in the death Saturday night of Officer Ashley Guindon, who had joined the force in ceremonies Friday, staffers at the Prince William County Detention Center told USA TODAY.
Two other officers were wounded in Saturday's<span style="color: Red;">*</span>incident Saturday, and another woman was found dead at the scene,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>county supervisors chairman<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Corey Stewart told The Washington Post.
"It is with profound sadness that we announce that Prince William County Police Officer Ashley Guindon, one of the officers involved in this evening shooting on Lashmere Ct, has died as a result of her injuries sustained during the incident," the department said on its<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Facebook<span style="color: Red;">*</span>page.
Police did not immediately respond to a USA TODAY request for additional information on the case.
"The investigation into the shooting is still underway and the remaining two officers wounded during the encounter are continuing to be treated for their injuries," the police department said on Facebook. "We ask for everyone’s thoughts and prayers as our department deals with this tragic loss.
"We also ask for continued patience as we learn more about this incident."
Guindon had been sworn in to the Prince William County Police Department on Friday and began her first shift this weekend.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>She had been a county police officer a few years ago and had left and returned to the force, Stewart said.
The Post<span style="color: Red;">*</span>reported that<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Guindon was<span style="color: Red;">*</span>a graduate of <span style="color: Red;">*</span>Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Fla., and held a bachelor’s degree in aeronautics and had served in<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.
A woman who said she was visiting a neighbor in the area of the shooting told the Post she heard loud<span style="color: Red;">*</span>sounds but couldn't believe it was a shooting.
“We never thought it could be shots,” Maritza Gutierrez told the Post, adding that she heard "boom, boom, boom, something like that ... very quick."
The force announced Guidon's position on the force in a tweet Friday: "Welcome Officers Steven Kendall & Ashley Guindon who were sworn in today & begin their shifts this weekend. Be safe!"
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