VIRGINIA BEACH — Virginia Beach police shot and killed a suspect Saturday while responding to a call about a stabbing, according to a department spokeswoman. Another person died in the incident, and two others were critically injured.
Police were called to a home in the 4100 block of White Beam Court around 7 p.m., according to spokeswoman Jody Saunders. The area is off Windsor Oaks Boulevard, between Holland Road and South Independence Boulevard.
When officers arrived, they were met by a suspect armed with a “machete-type” weapon, Saunders said.
“Preliminary information is that after verbal commands were disregarded and attempts at less-lethal force were ineffective, officers discharged their weapons to stop the suspect threat,” Saunders wrote in a news release. “The suspect succumbed to his wounds.”
After the suspect was shot, officers went inside the home and found another person dead and two others critically injured, Saunders said. The wounded were taken to a hospital for treatment.
Neither the suspect, nor the victims found inside, had been identified as of late Saturday night, she said. The spokeswoman said she didn’t yet know how many officers had fired at the suspect, but would be providing updates as they became available.
“This is an active crime scene which our detectives are currently examining, and it is very early in the investigation,” Saunders said.
Jane Harper, jane.harper@pilotonline.com
