FBI agent shoots, kills person at Henrico motel

HENRICO, Va. (WWBT) - The FBI confirms a man was shot and killed when its team was serving an arrest warrant at a Henrico motel Thursday afternoon.

“The subject is deceased and no law enforcement were injured. The FBI takes all shooting incidents involving our agents or task force members seriously. In accordance with FBI policy, the shooting incident is under review by the FBI’s Inspection Division,” the agency said in a statement.

Henrico Police previously confirmed its team was called to respond to a possible shooting at a motel where FBI was conducting an operation.

HPD was not involved in the shooting.

It reportedly happened shortly around noon at the Town Motel on Brook Road.

“Henrico Police was aware of an FBI operation being conducted at a motel in the 5200 block of Brook Road. Information was relayed to dispatch about a possible shooting,” HPD spokesperson Karina Bolster said.

Neighbors tell 12 On Your Side they heard “at least three shots in rapid succession.”

A man named Wayne Rawlings was staying at the hotel when the gunfire happened. He says he saw about seven FBI cars out his window and went to check out what was happening.

He was then told to get back.

“When I opened the door a little bit, I saw him throw like a smoke bomb and was like five smoke bombs, like ba, ba, ba, It was loud,” Rawlings said. “I thought it was a gunshot at first and it wasn’t. And then all of a sudden when I looked again, I heard a bunch of gunfire and then the police started running.”

Rawling says he saw the man and women the night prior and briefly talked to them and did not think anything of it until today.

“The owner said it’s the first time something has ever happened like this ever,” he said.

The national FBI is the one handling the investigation. 12 On Your Side asked if the agency could share more details about the arrest warrant and if anyone else was injured.

“We have nothing further to add,” the agency said in a statement.

All lanes of Brook Road in the area were closed

HPD says the lanes of Brook Road that were closed during the investigation have reopened.