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State Trooper Chad Dermyer engaged the suspect as part of a specialized training when the suspect pulled out a weapon and shot Dermyer multiple times. Dermyer died from his injuries, the Virginia state police superintendent confirmed. VPC
This screen shot from CNN shows police arriving at scene of a shooting at a Greyhound bus station in Richmond, Va.(Photo: WTVR/CNN)
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RICHMOND, Va. — <span style="color: Red;">*</span>A gunman shot a Virginia state trooper Thursday<span style="color: Red;">*</span>at a busy bus terminal<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in the capital city of Richmond before he was shot dead by two other troopers, and the trooper later died, police said.
Two civilians were hurt, though it was not clear if they had been shot..
Early reports indicated Virginia State Trooper Chad Dermyer<span style="color: Red;">*</span>had died, then a short time later<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Virginia State Police spokeswoman<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Corinne Geller said the trooper was alive with life-threatening injuries. But state police confirmed at about 8:40 p.m. that Dermyer<span style="color: Red;">*</span>had succumbed to his injuries.
Earlier, the trooper and two civilians were transported to Virginia Commonwealth University<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Medical Center for treatment. The two civilians who were shot sustained non-life threatening injuries.
Officers responded around 2:45<span style="color: Red;">*</span>p.m.to reports of a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>shooting<span style="color: Red;">*</span>at the Greyhound bus station in the 2900 block of N. Boulevard
According to police sources in Richmond, troopers with the Bureau of Criminal Investigation were participating in drug interdiction training at the bus station at the time of the shooting.
At about 2:40 P.M., Dermyer approached a male just inside the station doors and while Dermyer talked to him, the male pulled out a gun and shot him multiple times, Virginia State Police said. As the male fired, two troopers returned fire. The suspect moved to the terminal's restaurant, where authorities were able to take him into custody. He later died at the hospital, Virginia State Police said.
The troopers were in plain clothes but had guns and badges, sources said.
Greyhound says there are two trips from Norfolk every day. The first bus leaves at 8 a.m. and a second bus leaves at 12 p.m. and arrives at 2:30 p.m.
Greyhound tweeted Thursday afternoon that the Richmond station is closed until further notice.
"We are actively working with the authorities," Greyhound officials stated.
A police officer talks with bus patrons outside the Greyhound Bus Station in Richmond, Va. Virginia State Police said at least two troopers responding to a shooting at the Richmond bus station and civilian have been taken to a hospital.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Steve Helber, AP)
The incident remains under investigation.
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Governor Terry McAuliffe said in a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>statement Thursday that he has<span style="color: Red;">*</span>offered<span style="color: Red;">*</span>resources to the state police and Richmond. "Our public safety team and I will continue to monitor the situation and support State Police and local authorities in their response and investigation of this incident," the governor said.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Richmond Mayor Dwight Jones issued a statement saying he was being briefed on the situation.
The Greyhound Bus Station is located west of the city’s downtown area, across from The Diamond,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Richmond’s minor league baseball stadium and within a former industrial area. It is located on a main thoroughfare connecting a residential district to the stadium and nearby restaurants.
Brendan Hamilton told the Richmond Times-Dispatch he was about to walk into the station when he heard two loud bangs, then saw flashes of light. He told the newspaper he then heard at least five more bangs. People then started to run out of the building, said Hamilton, 28, who was visiting from Baltimore.
Vincent Smith was working next door to the Greyhound station when he heard sirens and saw police cars buzzing by.
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“The police units just poured in like a river,” said Smith, who works at the U-Haul Moving and Storage facility. “I went to the end of the lot and there must have been 30 units just a block away.”
Smith said he saw police officers carrying shields and assault weapons. An officer came by and ordered him and his co-workers to stay inside and lock the doors until they’re told it was safe again. By late afternoon, he said he had been locked inside for about an hour and a half.
City Councilwoman Reva Trammell called it “the saddest day in the city of Richmond.”
“State troopers doing their job and innocent people shot,” she said. “Why? This was a senseless act.”
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