A man shot and wounded by officers as he charged out of a home in Virginia firing a gun in each hand is wanted in a fatal shooting in Maryland, authorities said Monday.
(FOX)- Virginia State troopers, Greensville County Sheriff’s deputies and Emporia police went to a home in Emporia on Sunday night looking for a suspect in a shooting.
A man charged out the front door firing at officers, who returned fire, according to police.
The man was flown to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.
The man was identified as 33-year-old Anthony Wilkins by the Charles County Sheriff’s Office in La Plata, Maryland. Wilkins is charged in a warrant with first-degree murder in a shooting in Waldorf, Maryland.
Detectives from Maryland went to the hospital and confirmed Wilkins’ identity, spokeswoman Diane Richardson said by phone.