Virginia police officer killed in gas station shooting while responding to ‘domestic situation,’ police say

A Virginia police officer was shot and killed Monday at a fuel station the place he was responding to a “home scenario” between two kin, authorities mentioned.

Covington Police Officer Caleb Ogilvie, 35, was killed in a shootout with the suspect on the metropolis’s Farm and Gas fuel station and comfort retailer round 4:30 p.m., Covington Police Chief Christopher Smith mentioned.

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It was the division’s first on-duty capturing dying of an officer, the chief mentioned.

Ogilvie was responding to the fuel station after the suspect, later recognized as 42-year-old Toney S. Poulston Jr., fatally shot his 64-year-old relative, Randall Lee Paxton, in line with investigators with the Virginia State Police.

When officers arrived on the scene, they noticed Poulston armed with a pistol leaving the shop, police mentioned. Throughout an change of gunfire, Ogilvie and Poulston have been each killed. 

Investigators didn’t instantly present particulars of the dispute that result in the shootings.

Ogilvie was killed in a shootout with the suspect, who additionally died within the gunfire, investigators mentioned.
(Virginia Affiliation of Chiefs of Police)

“This loss whereas responding to a name is a primary for Covington Police Division and one thing, fairly frankly our neighborhood, nor I as Chief ever thought would occur right here,” Smith mentioned in a written assertion.

Ogilvie is survived by his spouse, Natasha, and their two younger daughters. He additionally leaves behind an ex-wife and their two kids.

Ogilvie is a former Marine, serving lively responsibility from 2006 to 2010.
(Virginia Affiliation of Chiefs of Police)

He was a former Marine, serving lively responsibility from 2006 to 2010 earlier than being honorably discharged. He then joined the Reserves from 2011 to 2016.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin provided condolences to Ogilvie’s household following the officer’s dying.

“The First Woman and I are devastated by the tragic lack of a Covington Police Officer,” Youngkin tweeted Tuesday. “This serves as a reminder that legislation enforcement officers danger their lives day-after-day.”

Ogilvie accomplished the police academy coaching and joined the Covington Police Division in 2021.

“His partaking persona, dedication to serving others, and nice humorousness shortly endeared him to his Covington Police household and our neighborhood,” Smith mentioned. “This mindless loss is being felt by so many in the present day and will likely be within the days to return.”