Two deputies were investigating a car parked behind a business when the vehicle drove away. Authorities say the deputies tried to pull the car over for several miles before it stopped. Investigators say a man inside the car then started to fight with the officers and was shot and killed.
Victim's Name: Todd Brent Burroughs
Agency Responsible: Rockingham County Sheriff's Department
Gender: Male
Age: 38
Race: White
Date of Death: May 29, 2016
County: Rockingham
Cause of Death: Gunshot, Taser
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have an Actual Weapon
Weapon: unarmed
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Car
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 1579
Geography: Rural