Va. Beach Mass Shooting Commission Dysfunction; More Va., Headlines

Staff Report, Virginia Mercury

December 15, 2022

• Virginia State Police remained silent after a private investigator who previously worked in law enforcement came forward with documents suggesting the agency hadn’t been forthcoming about the hiring process for Austin Lee Edwards, the former state trooper who killed three people in California last month. Edwards was admitted to the State Police training academy despite a prior mental health episode.—WTVR

• The head of the Virginia Beach Mass Shooting Commission defended the panel’s work against criticism over the fact that 10 members had resigned amid concern the commission was sinking into dysfunction. “If there is any indication or implication that individuals (on this commission) do not care, I would say that is certainly a false narrative.”—Virginian-Pilot

• “Three separate trials will be held next year to adjudicate charges against the former superintendent of a northern Virginia school system as well as the system’s primary spokesman.”—Associated Press

• The Richmond Sheriff’s Office told a local reporter it would cost more than $1,300 to get basic payroll information showing who works at the jail and how much they make.—Richmond Times-Dispatch

• A fire station in Richmond caught on fire.—WTVR

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