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Subject of emergency custody order dead after threatening Washington County, Virginia deputies

Summary by SuperTalk 92.9
Deputies serving a warrant at a home at Abingdon’s Driftwood Lane encountered a man with a knife who was then shot, suffering a fatal injury. A Washington County, Virginia Sheriff’s Office report said 52-year-old Christopher Allen Smith became physical with the officers trying to serve an emergency custody order then pulled a knife on the deputies when he was fatally shot. No officers were injured. Smith’s body has been sent to Roanoke for an au…
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SuperTalk 92.9 broke the news in on Wednesday, February 18, 2026.
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