Robert Harman Sword

Male, White

Date of the incident: 3/27/2020

Place of the incident:

Buchanan, Botetourt, VA
2800 North Creek Road

Around 10:12 a.m., the 911 center got a call about a suspicious man. Deputies responded and encountered Robert Sword, who police said had an unholstered firearm and pointed it at deputies. Sword reportedly appeared ill and was sitting in the middle of the road, and his vehicle was in a ditch. Police exchanged gunfire with Sword and shot and killed him.

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