2 campus officers shot and killed at Virginia's Bridgewater College

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published 2 February 2022

A campus police officer and campus safety officer at Bridgewater College in Bridgewater, Virginia, were shot and killed on Tuesday afternoon during an active shooter situation, college spokesperson Logan Bogert told CNN.

A male suspect is in custody, and an investigation into the shooting is underway, the Virginia State Police said. The victims have been identified as John Painter, a campus police officer, and JJ Jefferson, a campus safety officer.

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

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