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Fredericksburg Police Fatally Shoot Man after Traffic Stop

Fredericksburg police officers involved in Monday's fatal shooting at a city gas station returned to duty yesterday. The unidentified officers were placed on administrative leave for about 72 hours after the shooting of Robert C. Trouth in the parking lot of Eubank's BP Station on Princess Anne Street. "They are back on the job after evaluations of both their physical and mental health," city police Chief Jim Powers said yesterday. "From what I know at the present time, it appears they used the utmost restraint in such a highly charged situation." Officers ticketed Trouth, 29, of Essex County, for failure to obey a traffic sign and driving without a license, city police spokesman Jim Shelhorse said. [ more ]