Investigators exit the woods at the scene of a shoot out at a salvage yard Monday, March 14, 2011 in Vansant, Va. A gunman opened fire on sheriff's deputies responding to a robbery call at a rural salvage yard on Sunday, killing two and injuring two others before being killed in a shootout, Virginia State Police said. (AP Photo/Jeff Gentner)VANSANT, Va. - A salvage yard owner says he dove under a pickup truck when a man fired at sheriff's deputies investigating a possible theft at his business.
Roger Daniels tells The Associated Press that at least 50 shots were exchanged Sunday between sheriff's deputies and the suspect. Two deputies were killed and two others were injured. The gunman was killed by police about two hours after the shootout started.
Deputies went to the salvage yard after Daniels reported a possible robbery at his business.
While on the scene, Daniels and a deputy noticed a man on the wooded hillside. Daniels says the shooting started after the deputy asked the man to show himself.
Police have yet to identify the deputies or the suspect.