Police say a cop from Virginia went on a horrific rampage Friday in Riverside, catfishing a teen girl, then killing her mother and grandparents.
The deaths of three relatives are thought to be connected to a catfishing scheme against a teenage girl. The suspect was fatally shot, officials say.The victims were identified as Mark Winek, 69; his wife, Sharie Winek, 65; and their daughter Brooke Winek, 38, who lived in the house with Brooke’s two teenage daughters.
Railsback said the teen was unharmed in the encounter. He said it wasn’t immediately clear whether she was threatened or coerced by Edwards, but investigators are reviewing the “digital crime scene” and conducting interviews. “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.”
On Friday, Castro said, security footage from his home caught the suspect arguing with someone in front of the home, then going inside minutes before the fire broke out. Another neighbor, who asked not to be named, said he also heard arguing on the street that morning. Minutes later, his wife told him their neighbor’s home was in flames.
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