BRIDGEWATER, Va. - A Virginia State police officer and a campus safety officer were shot and killed Tuesday on campus at Bridgewater College, according to police.
The two men who were killed in the line of duty have been identified as Campus Police Officer John Painter and Campus Safety Officer J.J.
Jefferson.Bridgewater College's President Dr. David Bowman issued the following message to students, faculty, and staff: Today our campus community experienced unspeakable tragedy.
Two members of the Bridgewater College family were senselessly and violently taken from us. The sadness is palpable. Words are not adequate, not nearly so, to express the grief, sadness, fear and—justifiably—the anger we all feel.Campus Police Officer John Painter and Campus Safety Officer J.J.