Police say a cop from Virginia went on a horrific rampage in California, catfishing a teen girl, then killing her mother and grandparents.
The burned Riverside home where the bodies of three people were found Friday.
Riverside firefighters found three adults dead in the home's entry, according to Riverside police spokesperson Ryan Railsback. The deaths were soon ruled a homicide. By then, the suspect and the girl were gone. Eventually, Edwards drove off the road, and San Bernardino deputies were able to rescue the teen, who was inside the car during the chase, the statement said. San Bernardino deputies said that when Edwards exited his vehicle, he pointed a gun at a Sheriff's Department helicopter, prompting deputies to fire at Edwards, killing him.Railsback said the teen was unharmed in the encounter.
“It is shocking and sad to the entire law enforcement community that such an evil and wicked person could infiltrate law enforcement while concealing his true identity as a computer predator and murderer,” Washington County Sheriff Blake Andis said in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the Winek family, their friends, officers and all of those affected by this heinous crime.”
Edwards was hired as a patrol deputy with the Sheriff’s Office in rural, southwest Virginia on Nov. 16. Andis said Edwards had started orientation at his agency and had been assigned to the patrol division. “She was in shock,” the woman said. “Obviously she didn’t want to go. She wasn’t dressed. She didn’t wear any shoes. She had a jacket thrown on.”
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