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Virginia Police Officer Killed On Her First Day On The Job; Man Charged

A police department in a Washington suburb is mourning an officer who was killed during her first day on the job. Ashley Guindon, 28, of the Prince William Coun...
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A police department in a Washington suburb is mourning an officer who was killed during her first day on the job.

Ashley Guindon, 28, of the Prince William County Police Department was fatally shot Saturday in Woodbridge, Virginia, while answering a domestic call in which two other officers were wounded and the suspect’s wife was killed, county police Chief Steve Hudson said at a news conference on Sunday. Guindon had taken the oath of office on Friday.

“The Prince William County Police Department is in deep mourning,” Hudson said. “This is a sad day for everybody in this room, a sad day for law enforcement.”

Virginia Police Officer Killed On Her First Day On The Job; Man Charged

Ronald Williams Hamilton, 32, is accused of shooting the three police officers as they approached the front door of his house about 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Hudson said. He surrendered to backup officers who arrived after the three officers were shot, Hudson said.

Hamilton’s wife, Crystal Hamilton, 29, was found dead inside the house, Hudson said.

Virginia Police Officer Killed On Her First Day On The Job; Man Charged

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