Loudoun County deputy shoots armed man in Walmart parking lot, authorities say
A man suspected in an attempted bank robbery was shot by a deputy with the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office in a Leesburg parking lot Tuesday, according to officials.
The shooting happened in the parking lot of a Walmart in Leesburg as law enforcement tried to approach an allegedly armed man at around 11:40 a.m.
According to the sheriff’s office, the man who was wounded tried to rob the Bank of America at Dulles Crossing on Monday.
Loudoun County detectives, deputies and FBI special agents found the man in the parking lot of a shopping center in the 1900 block of Compass Creek Parkway.
When approached by deputies, the man got out of the vehicle with a gun, according to the sheriff’s office.
Deputies shot man, who has not been publicly identified.
A spokesperson with the sheriff’s office said the man has been brought to a hospital, but did not offer details about his condition.
No deputies were injured during the shooting, according to the sheriff’s office.
Officials have asked people to avoid the area while an investigation takes place in the 1900 block of Compass Creek Parkway.
Deputies said the suspect threatened to use explosives during the attempted robbery. Law enforcement searched the building and nearby areas and determined it was safe.
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