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Prosecutor: Officers justified in shooting murder suspect
January 23, 2021 GMT
STAFFORD, Va. (AP) Virginia sheriff’s deputies who shot and wounded a murder suspect were justified in using deadly force, authorities have determined.
The head prosecutor for Stafford County said Friday that the action by the deputies were justified and that they will return to regular duty.
George R. Batts Jr., 38, of Richlands, North Carolina, was shot last Sunday morning by deputies who responded to a shooting at 1130 International Parkway in Stafford.
Batts is accused of fatally shooting Ely Grimes, 47, before the deputies arrived.
According to investigators, Batts and Grimes were attending an event for the Tuckahoe Motorcycle Club. The group has a clubhouse in the business park where the shooting occurred.
UpdatedThu, Jan 21, 2021 at 10:26 am ET
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George Batts of North Carolina faces murder charges after a shooting earlier this week at a Stafford County motorcycle club. (Shutterstock)
FREDERICKSBURG, VA A 38-year-old North Carolina man who was involved in a shooting at the Tuckahoe Motorcycle Club on Sunday is now facing murder charges after a 47-year-old Fredericksburg man that police said he shot in the chest has died at a local hospital, Stafford County Sheriff s Office officials said Thursday.
Police said that Ely Grimes died from his injuries and that George R. Batts, Richlands, N.C., has been charged in Grimes death. Batts was shot at by deputies after police say he pointed a gun at officers after being told repeatedly to drop his weapon, police said earlier this week.
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