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A 34-year-old man from Stuart had to be airlifted to the hospital after getting shot while allegedly busting his way into an elderly man’s home. Patrick County Sheriff Dan Smith reported that James Hazelwood, a 78-year-old who lives on Big A School Road in Stuart, called 911 just after 8:30 a.m. on January 23 to report a man with an iron pipe was outside beating his vehicle. That man, identified as Griffith Coy Goodyear, of Salem Highway also in Stuart, then proceeded to use the pipe to beat the residence and busted out several windows, Smith said Hazelwood reported. Goodyear then allegedly began beating the front door of the home until he broke it open. Sheriff Smith said Hazelwood fired once and shot Goodyear with a .38 caliber handgun. Goodyear reportedly retreated, got in his ...

U.S. Capitol Police said an investigation is underway to determine a Virginia man’s motive for allegedly trying to set a vehicle on fire near the Grant Memorial in DC, which is located at the eastern edge of the National Mall. According to USCP, on Wednesday, at around 5:30 p.m. officers were alerted about a man parked on First Street, NW. He reportedly a lit a bag and left it burning on top of the car, which had been spraypainted. As officers were running toward the man, the bag extinguished on its own, USCP reported. Still, out of an abundance of caution, the car was declared suspicious. The Hazardous Incident Response Division cleared the vehicle, and officials determined that the car was not a danger at approximately 7:00 p.m. However, investigators found the bag contained acc...