WASHINGTON — Two deputies were shot in what Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office called a “domestic incident” Sunday night in Sterling, Virginia.
The shooting happened in the 46000 block of Hollow Mountain Place around 5 p.m. The incident stemmed from an argument between a father and his 19-year-old daughter that had escalated into a physical altercation, a police statement said.
Sheriff Mike Chapman said a 16-year-old male, who was in the house along with the mother and other people, called the police.
Deputies arrived at the house and tried to de-escalate the situation for almost an hour. The father, 39-year-old Douglas V. Johnson, went upstairs and three deputies went with him.
As two deputies tried to arrest him, he made a sudden move into a closet.
One deputy tasered Johnson and another attempted to restrain the suspect. Johnson grabbed his own handgun and fired, striking both. With the third deputy’s help, Johnson was restrained.
A female deputy was shot in the leg and a male deputy was shot in the arms and both legs, Chapman said. Both are in stable condition.
Police arrested Johnson and charged him with two counts of attempted capital murder.
²ÝÝ®´«Ã½’s Liz Anderson contributed to this report.
