2 deputies slain, 2 wounded in small Va. town

VANSANT, Va. (AP) — VANSANT, Va. (AP) — A small southwestern Virginia community was again dealing with a deadly shooting rampage after two sheriff’s deputies were killed, two others were wounded and a suspect who may have been trying to rob a salvage yard was fatally shot by officers.

Buchanan County deputies investigating at Roger’s Service Center in Vansant on Sunday afternoon were met by gunfire from long range, Virginia State Police said. Two were hit and died at the scene. Two others who arrived also were shot, said State Police Sgt. Steve Lowe.

One deputy has life-threatening injuries and the other was in serious condition, state police said. No names were released late.