Body of slain Wintergreen police officer escorted to Staunton
FISHERSVILLE — On Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 64 in Fishersville, members of the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office, Augusta County Fire-Rescue, Area 17 Virginia State Police, and other local first responders gathered at an overpass at mile marker 91 to honor a Wintergreen police officer who was slain in the line of duty last week.
“We are heartbroken about this tragedy and senseless loss, and we join together with the Wintergreen Police Department in honoring the memory and legacy of Officer Christopher Wagner," Augusta County Sheriff Donald Smith said in a press release.
Wagner, 31, of Stuarts Draft, was shot to death Friday night in Nelson County. Police arrested a suspect, a Maryland man, who is facing a charge of capital murder.
On Tuesday, local authorities gathered atop an I-64 overpass in Fishersville to honor Wagner as his body was being escorted by members of the Wintergreen Police Department, Wintergreen Fire Rescue, the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office, and Virginia State Police.
His body was being taken from the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Richmond to Coffman Funeral Home and Crematory in Staunton, the release said.
Wagner's funeral is scheduled for next week in Augusta County.
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