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VACP Recommends Shrouding of Badges for Smyth County Sheriff's Deputy Hunter Reedy
The Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police recommends that all Virginia law enforcement officers shroud their badges in honor of Smyth County Sheriff's Deputy Hunter Reedy who was fatally shot Friday, August 9, 2024.
Shrouding is recommended through the day of funeral services – Saturday, August 17.
The VACP expresses our sincerest condolences to Sheriff Chip Shuler and the Smyth County Sheriff's Office and to the family and friends of Deputy Reedy. Our prayers are with them at this most difficult time.
We also pray for the recovery of the Smyth County deputy who incurred non-life threatening injuries in the incident.
MEMORIAL ARRANGEMENTS:
Visitation
Friday, August 16, 2024 • 3:00 - 6:00 PM
Chilhowie Christian Church, 172 Apple Valley Road, Chilhowie, VA 24319
Funeral Services
Saturday, August 17, 2024 • 11:00 a.m.
Chilhowie Christian Church, 172 Apple Valley Road, Chilhowie, VA 24319
Private family interment will follow.
Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family at www.bradleysfh.com. Bradley's Funeral Home of Marion is serving the family of Deputy Hunter D. Reedy.
DONATIONS:
Fundraisers to help support Deputy Reedy's young family and also the injured deputy, Michael Fedorchuk, have been set up on Fund the First.
UPDATE (8/10/24): VSP Investigating Shootings in Smyth County
The Virginia State Police investigation into the shooting of two Smyth County Sheriff's Deputies and the suspect remains ongoing at this time.
The incident began at approximately 5 p.m. Friday (Aug. 9, 2024) when Town of Marion Police initiated a traffic stop on Route 16 in town, but the vehicle did not pull over and stop until near the intersection of Route 16 and Hatchery Dr. in the county. Deputies with the Smyth County Sheriff's Office responded to assist the Marion Police Officers with the traffic stop. During the course of the traffic stop, the suspect driver fired at the officers and deputies, striking both deputies. Law enforcement returned fire striking the shooting suspect.
Smyth County Sheriff's Deputy Hunter Reedy, 28, succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
A second Smyth County Sheriff's Deputy who was shot was flown to Johnson City Medical Center in Johnson City, Tenn. for treatment of a serious, but non-life threatening, injury. The deputy was released from the hospital Saturday afternoon (Aug. 10, 2024).
The shooting suspect, a 65-year-old North Carolina man, was flown to a nearby hospital for treatment of serious injuries. State police has obtained arrest warrants for him and he will be served once he's released from the hospital. A firearm was recovered from the suspect's vehicle.
No other law enforcement were injured during the course of the incident.
At the request of the Town of Marion Police Chief and Smyth County Sheriff, the Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation's Wytheville Field Office is investigating the incident. Once state police completes its investigation, the investigative findings will be turned over to the Commonwealth's Attorney for final review and adjudication.
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RELEASE: VSP Investigating Fatal Shooting of Smyth County Sheriff's Deputy
The Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation's Wytheville Field Office is investing a fatal shooting in Smyth County. The shooting claimed the life of a Smyth County Sheriff's Deputy and wounded a second Smyth County Sheriff's Deputy.The incident began at approximately 5 p.m. Friday (Aug. 9, 2024) when Town of Marion Police initiated at traffic stop on Route 16 in town, but the vehicle did not pull over and stop until near the intersection of Route 16 and Hatchery Dr. in the county. Deputies with the Smyth County Sheriff's Office responded to assist the Marion Police Officers with the traffic stop. During the course of the traffic stop, the suspect driver fired at the officers and deputies, striking both deputies. Law enforcement returned fire striking the adult male suspect.
The injured Smyth County Sheriff's Deputy has been flown to a nearby hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
The suspect was also flown from the scene to a nearby hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
No other law enforcement were injured during the course of the incident.
At the request of the Town of Marion Police Chief and Smyth County Sheriff's Office, state police is investigating the shootings.
This is all the information the Virginia State Police will be releasing Friday night on this ongoing investigation.
