Cop fatally shoots 6'5" 330-pound woman who slashed his face, kept advancing despite warnings to stop: Police



A Northern Virginia police officer fatally shot a 6'5" 330-pound woman who slashed his face while continually advancing toward the officer despite his repeated warnings for her to stop, police said.

The officer’s body-worn camera was activated during the encounter in the 11800 block of Sunrise Valley Drive at the Reston Heights apartments Monday morning, Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis told WDVM-TV.

The woman fell to the ground after the shooting, the station said, adding that medics took her to a hospital with critical injuries, and she died there.

Davis said at a news conference that the woman’s health care provider asked for a wellness check, the station said, adding that the uniformed officer identified himself and that the woman slammed her door in the officer’s face.

The chief added that the officer kept knocking on the door, offering to get help for the woman, and that the woman opened it minutes later while in possession of a knife, WDVM said.

Davis noted that the woman — who has had multiple encounters with police this year — began attacking the officer with the knife and cut his face at least once, the station reported.

Bodycam video shows the officer repositioning himself, backing away several feet, after which the woman moved toward the officer and cut him, the chief told WDVM.

David described the 33-year-old woman as standing six feet, five inches tall and weighing around 330 pounds, the station said.

The officer told the woman at least eight times to drop the knife and stop, WDVM said, adding that she kept moving toward the officer. Davis said during the news conference that the officer opened fire multiple times.

The woman fell to the ground after the shooting, the station said, adding that medics took her to a hospital with critical injuries, and she died there.

Davis said he expects the officer to recover from his injuries, WDVM noted, adding that the woman had family and friends and that the chief and his officers feel the loss of life.

The station said this was the second deadly shooting at this apartment complex in about a month.

“Seeing police here again is of course uncomfortable,” Marvin Somoza told WDVM. “You want to feel safe where you live, right, and so I think a lot of tenants right now might be feeling unsafe.”

The chief said he reviewed the entire bodycam video and that he will release it to the public well within 30 days, the station said.

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Police nab man accused of attempting to abduct a sleeping 4-year-old from her home; mom, child traumatized



A man has been arrested after he entered a home under cover of darkness and attempted to abduct a sleeping child, Fairfax County Police Department said in a press release Friday.

"I’m traumatized to be quite honest with you. She is 4 years old," the child's mother told WTTG in an exclusive interview Friday.

"It's not that she's not comfortable, but you can tell there are signs of trauma that's left behind from this, and I'm going to have to get her some type of counseling as well as myself."

Police say 24-year-old Hyrum Baquedano Rodriguez attempted to abduct the little girl from her apartment in the 7500 block of Little River Turnpike around 4 a.m. Jun 15.

The sound of her daughter's screams coupled with the sound of the window blinds shaking woke the mother. When the mother rushed in, she saw the living room window to their apartment was open and her little one was on the floor. The child told her mother someone had grabbed her, police also said.

Rodriguez reportedly scrambled out the same window through which he came when the mother entered, according to WTTG.

Though police searched the area, they did not immediately locate the suspect.

Police did, however, recover a fingerprint from the scene which helped them identify Rodriguez. He was arrested the next day for burglary of an occupied dwelling and attempted abduction of a juvenile. Police report Rodriguez is being held with no bond.

The mother whose child was nearly abducted told WTTG she wants to ensure no one else has the same experience she and her daughter did. She encourages other parents to consider installing security systems in their homes.

On the night of the alleged attempted abduction, the little girl was sleeping in the room with the window slightly ajar. The window was open because the air conditioner was broken, WTTG reported.

The window through which Rodriguez allegedly gained entry is now fitted with an alarm that triggers whenever the window is opened. In addition, the bottom portion of the window is now blocked with a piece of wood in such a way that prevents it being opened wide enough for a person to slip through.

Watch coverage from WTTG below showing the interior of the apartment and the chair in which the little girl was sleeping when Rodriguez allegedly attempted to grab her and then ran away.



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'Miraculous': Cop narrowly survives 120 mph car crash caught on camera



A Fairfax County Police officer had a brush with death Monday, only he proved too quick for the reaper.

An unnamed officer from the Sully District Station pulled over the driver of a gray 2012 BMW 750, which he caught speeding nearly 13 mph over the 50 mph limit on the Fairfax County Parkway, according to the FCPD.

The officer approached the driver on the passenger's side of the vehicle, which police later told reporters proved "consequential."

While addressing the driver of the BMW 750, smoke billowed up on the far side of the highway, several lanes and a grassy median over.

Another driver, similarly behind the wheel of a BMW — this time a 2018 M3 — had lost control of his vehicle while coming around the bend. Roughly five seconds later, it closed the distance and smashed into the stationary BMW and the officer's cruiser.

"It’s just miraculous that we’re not talking under different circumstances," said Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis. "By all accounts, this should have resulted in much worse outcomes than it did, so thank God for that."

Dashcam footage of the incident shows the officer reacting to the distant squeal of tires and rushing to the rear of the vehicle.

Unlike the BMW the officer had pulled over on the right shoulder, the striking vehicle that nearly claimed his life was going "well over" 120 mph — more than double the speed limit.

“The car involved in that collision yesterday was a whole lot of car for an inexperienced driver," Davis later told reporters. "It was going way too fast. It was a rocket, and then it became a missile."

The careening vehicle, reportedly piloted by a 17-year-old, spun prior to making contact, such that its rear bumper was the first portion to strike. The car then swung around nose-first into the gap between the officer's cruiser and the rear of the BMW 750.

The officer can be seen leaping away from the stationary BMW as the force of the initial impact jerked it backward, then slamming the hood of the striking vehicle as it sparked by.

As the twisted metal and shattered glass settled, the 13-year veteran found himself with everything still intact.

Without missing a beat, he circled back to the wreck and radioed for rescue.

Davis said his officer's "grace under pressure was calm, cool, collected."

According to police, all involved — the two passengers in the BMW 750, the 17-year-old in the M3, and the officer — only suffered minor injuries.

The driver responsible for the crash was charged with reckless driving.

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