Around 5:15 p.m., officers responded to a report of suspicious activity, police said. Upon arrival, they came across a person in the street, and an officer shot and killed Scot Widmark. Police withheld details as to what precipitated the killing.
Victim's Name: J. Scot Alan Widmark
Agency Responsible: Virginia Police Department, St. Louis County Sheriff's Office
Gender: Male
Age: 41
Race: White
Date of Death: November 27, 2018
County: St. Louis
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: attack
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 4216
Geography: Rural