Caroline Deputy Kills Armed Man

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(Caroline)- A Caroline County man is dead in a sheriff’s deputy involved shooting. The shooting happened last night around 8:30 in the 13-thousand block of Long Branch Road when Caroline County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a domestic disturbance.

When deputies arrived they encountered a man with a firearm and a deputy shot the man who died at the scene. Virginia State Police are conducting the investigation and the deputy has been placed on administrative leave.

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