Man who shot trooper had ‘extensive criminal history’: Police

RICHMOND, VA (ABC News) — The man who allegedly shot and killed a Virginia State Police trooper at a Richmond Greyhound bus station yesterday had an “extensive criminal history,” state police said.

James Brown III of Aurora, Illinois –- who allegedly whipped out a handgun and fired at 37-year-old trooper Chad P. Dermyer at point blank range during a routine police drill yesterday -– had a history of violent offenses, including gun violence, police said.

Two other troopers returned fire, wounding the Brown, who was later taken to a hospital, where he died of his wounds.

Dermyer, a former Marine, also succumbed to multiple gunshot wounds sustained in the attack. Survived by his wife and two young children, he is the 62nd Virginia State police trooper killed in the line of duty in the department’s 84-year history, according to Geller.