Incident: Sunday, October 18, 2026, Smoke Tree Boulevard, Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Reported by the Virginia State Police.
A Spotsylvania County sheriff’s deputy was shot Sunday afternoon when a man drove at deputies and opened fire, according to the Virginia State Police.
Deputies were called to the 11000 block of Hickory Creek Drive at about 12:39 p.m. for a report of a shooting involving a domestic dispute.
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During the investigation, deputies found the man in a vehicle in the 11000 block of Smoke Tree Boulevard. State police said he drove toward the deputies and fired at them, striking one deputy.
Deputies returned fire. The man, identified by state police as Jerson David Martinez-Coreva, 39, died at the scene.
The wounded deputy was taken to a hospital. State police said the injuries are not life-threatening.
The Virginia State Police Culpeper Field Office is investigating the shooting at the request of the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office.
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