FLOYD COUNTY, Va. – The 58-year-old man killed by Floyd County deputies on Sunday night pulled out a gun himself before being shot, according to Virginia State Police.
Shortly after 10:15 p.m., deputies arrived at a residence in the 200 block of Dogwood Lane in the Willis area of the county to serve an Emergency Custody Order on Troy Bain, who lived there.
Bain was unresponsive to deputies’ commands and pulled out a firearm, according to State Police.
He refused to comply and authorities said deputies shot and killed him. No sheriff’s deputies were injured during the course of the incident.
The incident remains under investigation by Virginia State Police.
Floyd County Sheriff Brian Craig released the following statement:
In accordance with the Floyd County Sheriffs’ Office policy, the deputies involved in this shooting have been placed on administrative leave until the investigation is completed.
Floyd County Sheriff Brian Craig
ORIGINAL STORY
Virginia State Police are investigating after a 58-year-old Floyd County man was shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy late Sunday night.
Troy Allen Bain died at the scene of the officer-involved shooting that happened at about 11:34 p.m.
Police have not yet said where in the county the shooting happened.
State police are conducting the investigation at the request of the Floyd County Sheriff, Brian Craig.