James City County police shot and killed an armed man who confronted them in the parking lot of the Food Lion store at the corner of Olde Towne Road and Richmond Road Sunday afternoon, police reported.
No one else was injured during the confrontation just before 5 p.m., police said, but the area was cordoned off while county and state police investigated.
James City County police did not identify the dead man or the officers involved in the shooting.
Police Chief Mark Jamison transferred the investigation of the shooting to the Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation, which is the normal procedure. Jamison placed the two county officers involved on administrative duties while the case is investigated and referred all questions on the incident to the state police.
State police issued a press release stating no information would be given during their investigation.
Sunday’s incident began when police were called to a fight involving a potentially armed man in the 100 block of …