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Trooper Kills Person Armed With Knife After Stabbing, Beltway Crash: Police
Four people were stabbed, including one fatality, and a dog died after a crash escalated to violence; the suspect was fatally shot by a Virginia State Police trooper.
- A Virginia State Police trooper shot an unnamed man around 1:20 p.m. Sunday on the Interstate 495 Beltway at Exit 52 after a confrontation with a knife, police said.
- Responding troopers were called about a road-rage incident after a car crash, and the preliminary investigation indicates the stabbings occurred following the crash, Virginia State Police said.
- Four people were stabbed, including a 39-year-old woman who died, and a dog was also stabbed and killed, police said.
- All southbound lanes were closed Sunday afternoon, with traffic backed up about four miles, while the Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation Fairfax Field Office probes the shooting; the trooper was not injured.
- Officials said the incident is not believed terrorism-related and remains under investigation, while transportation cameras showed drivers fleeing the backup, including one driving the wrong way; this developing story will be updated.
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