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Dyzhawn Perkins
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Around 1 p.m. Saturday, Virginia police got a call claiming that 19-year-old Dyzhawn Perkins, was going wild inside a Solo Mart store in Scottsville. According to police Perkins was knocking over shelves and reportedly attacked an elderly couple.
Perkins reportedly fled the store and was found by two Buckingham County sheriff’s deputies at his home a short time later. Police claim that the teen dove through a plate-glass window and began attacking an officer. That’s when the other officer reportedly fired his weapon. Perkins was found dead on the scene.
That story, for many who knew Perkins, a senior and all-state offensive lineman at Buckingham County High School, is difficult to digest.
“I got a weird feeling all over and thought that can’t be true,” said Cameron Gent, Perkins’ teammate, told WTVR. Family members told the news station that Perkins was a “good kid” with a 3.0 GPA.
“He’s not like that. That wasn’t him,” Gent told WTVR. “Something had to be wrong.”
According to the news station, investigators are reviewing the shooting and noted that there is no timeline set for when the investigation will be complete. Any findings including a toxicology report will be handed over to the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office in Buckingham County, WTVR reports.
The officer who was allegedly attacked by Perkins was treated a local hospital for minor injuries.
“It’s really sad that this young man is gone, and we’ll never know what his potential will be,” longtime Buckingham resident Angela Booker told the news station. “I feel for the family, I feel for the Sheriff’s department, I feel for the community.”
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