Knife-wielding suspect shot, killed by sheriff's deputy in Harrisonburg Walmart

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia State Police is investigating after a sheriff's deputy shot and killed a suspect in a Harrisonburg Walmart. Aro...

June 5, 2023
2:24 PM

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia State Police is investigating after a sheriff's deputy shot and killed a suspect in a Harrisonburg Walmart. Around 8 p.m. on Sunday, June 4, Rockingham County Sheriff's deputies and Harrisonburg Police officers were called to the Walmart located in the 100 block of Burgess Road. According to police, an individual was reportedly acting erratic and threatening employees with a knife. When deputies and officers arrived at the scene, the suspect — now identified as 35-year-old Brandon Mills of Rockingham — allegedly charged at them.

Tannock Blair