FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — A man who demanded money at knifepoint from several victims in Fredericksburg is dead after a responding officer shot and killed him Thursday.
At 7:49 a.m., Fredericksburg Police received a report of a man with a knife, physically assaulting an older man, and demanding money from multiple people near the University of Mary Washington.
The first officer on the scene quickly located the man on Sunken Road and asked him to drop the knife. Officers claim the man ignored the officer's commands, before charging at the officer with the knife in hand.
This is when the officer pulled out his gun and shot the man. Additional officers arrived and immediately provided aid to the man until medics arrived.
EMS took him to a nearby hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
Police have identified the man as 34-year-old Taylor Drew.
Per Fredericksburg Police policy, Chief Layton has requested Virginia State Police to conduct the investigation.
The officer who discharged his weapon is currently on administrative leave while the investigation advances. Police say his name will be released at a later date.
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