Goochland sheriff backs Chesterfield police after officer-involved shooting

A Chesterfield officer-involved shooting on West Hundred Road put a familiar danger in focus for Goochland County: domestic calls that can turn into armed confrontations in seconds. The Goochland County Sheriff's Office issued a public show of support for Chesterfield County Police after the incident, a reminder that officers across the region are often answering the same high-risk calls.

Chesterfield County Police said officers were dispatched at about 5:05 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, to the 3500 block of West Hundred Road for a domestic with a weapon call. Police said the complainant reported that an adult male was preventing her and her children from leaving the house and had fired a gun out a window. During the response, shots were fired, and police said the suspect surrendered and was taken into custody.

The August shooting followed another violent call in Chesterfield less than two months earlier. On June 27, 2025, a Chesterfield County Police officer was shot while responding to a domestic assault call in the 5200 block of Whetstone Road. Police said the suspect was arrested, the officer was treated at an area hospital, and no one else was physically injured. For departments that handle domestic disputes, those two cases show how quickly routine radio traffic can become a life-threatening scene.

Chesterfield County Police describe their agency as more than 500 sworn officers, more than 100 civilian employees and more than 200 volunteers. That scale gives the department more resources than many local agencies, but it also shows how much strain major domestic incidents can place on patrol units, supervisors and emergency medical responders when violence erupts before officers can secure the scene.

In Goochland County, the sheriff's office remains the primary law enforcement agency. Its public-facing number is 804-556-5349, and its office is at 2938 River Road West, Building C, in Goochland. The support message for Chesterfield followed a broader pattern seen across Virginia, where law-enforcement agencies publicly back one another after officers are injured or threatened, while residents are reminded that domestic violence calls are among the most dangerous duties deputies face.