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“The update comes after The Virginian-Pilot scrutinized the timeline presented by police.”
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Virginia Beach Police have corrected and clarified their timeline of the events of the May 31 mass shooting that left 12 people dead and five, including a police officer, injured. The update comes after The Virginian-Pilot scrutinized the timeline presented by police and sent a series of questions about the shooting update they provided the media, families and City Council on Sept. 24, said city spokeswoman Julie Hill in a statement. The updates are typical of the investigative process, said Deputy Chief Pat Gallagher in the statement. “In some instances, we have conflicting data, which is the case here, between the suspect’s phone data and the vehicle locator data,” he said. “As a rule, we give preference to data from a personal item, like a cellphone. The updated timeline reflects the best information we have today.” Among the events clarified or corrected in the timeline: The time at which the shooter sent an email. The time at which he shot and killed the victim at the bottom of the first floor stairwell. The time at which the shooter entered the third floor, where he killed five people.
The Virginian-Pilot
The Warren County Board of Supervisors has scheduled a 10 a.m. Friday special meeting to consider “the employment of counsel to defend” themselves against a recently filed petition seeking their removal from office, according to a notice sent out by Deputy Clerk of the Board Emily Mounce. Filed Oct. 18 in Warren County Circuit Court by attorney Timothy Johnson, the petition contained 941 signatures — all of the necessary signatures needed for such a request. The petition was filed less that one month after all five supervisors – Archie Fox, Tom Sayre, Dan Murray, Linda Glavis and Tony Carter – were each indicted on two misdemeanor counts of misfeasance and one misdemeanor count of nonfeasance stemming from their alleged lack of oversight of former Front Royal-Warren County Economic Development Authority Executive Director Jennifer McDonald.
The Northern Virginia Daily
Tensions boiled over at a Tuesday community meeting about recent threats at E. C. Glass High School, school safety and how parents were notified about what occurred. More than 200 people filled the seats in Glass’ auditorium looking for answers. Superintendent Crystal Edwards publicly announced the 5 p.m. meeting hours earlier in the day, meant to update and discuss with the community what happened during the previous 24 hours that led to increased police presence at Glass and a number of students staying home from school. Lynchburg City Schools alerted parents Monday night about increased police presence at its two high schools because of a social media post, and the Lynchburg Police Department announced plans for increased presence at “a local school” Monday night. Parents and others at the meeting were persistent in getting answers that weren’t provided at the outset of the meeting. Mentions of fights at Glass the previous week and potential gang involvement didn’t surface until an open mic Q&A session that closed out the meeting, which lasted 2½ hours.
The News & Advance
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