3 deputies shot at, injured while serving warrants at Virginia home

GRETNA, Va. (WDBJ/Gray News) - Three deputies in Virginia were injured by shrapnel while trying to serve warrants and a protective order at a home in the Gretna area.

Officials say Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s deputies were trying to serve multiple warrants on a suspect named James Andru Lehnerd about 5 p.m. Wednesday. When they approached the house, the sheriff says Lehnerd opened fire on the deputies.

Earlier reports indicated the three deputies had been shot, but the sheriff says they were hit with shrapnel, not bullets. All of them suffered non-life-threatening injuries, but only one deputy was taken to the hospital for treatment. That deputy has since been released.

A SWAT team responded to the scene because there were issues getting the victims out of the home.

Lehnerd was arrested in relation to the incident and will be charged, according to the Pittsylvania County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office.

The Virginia State Police will take over the investigation.