Officer Michael Garbarino, Fairfax, VA PD LODD

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Virginia Officer Dies After Fatal Shooting at Police Station Last Week

Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Gunman Opens Fire, Kills Officer in Virginia Police Station

FAIRFAX, Va. — A police officer who was shot five times in an ambush outside a Chantilly police station last week died early Wednesday, Fairfax County police said.

Officer Michael Garbarino, 53, was hospitalized for the past week in critical condition and had shown signs of improvement before he died at 2:45 a.m., police said. He was the second officer to die in the May 8 attack.

"Our family has again suffered a tremendous loss," said Fairfax County Police Chief David M. Rohrer.

An 18-year-old gunman opened fire outside a suburban Washington police station last week. One officer was killed and Garbarino and another officer were wounded. No motive was disclosed.

A 40-year-old female detective died at a hospital after the shooting, said police Chief David Rohrer, who did not identify the woman, a nine-year veteran of the Fairfax County Police Department.

The third officer was treated for minor injuries from flying glass or a ricocheting bullet.

Authorities did not divulge the gunman's name. They were uncertain whether he shot himself or was killed in the exchange of gunfire.

"It's going to be unraveling slowly," police spokeswoman Mary Ann Jennings said. "We don't have a clue at this point. I'm sure some of the investigators are starting to put that together."

Jennings said the gunman had a rifle and two handguns and had stolen a van that he drove to the station after unsuccessfully attempting to carjack a pickup truck. It was unknown "exactly who he was targeting except to say he was targeting police officers," she said.

Fairfax County police officer Rich Henry said the gunman opened fire during mid-afternoon in a back parking lot at the Sully District Station.

For hours after the shootings, roads were blocked and nearby buildings, including a high school, were locked down as police sought other possible suspects. Investigators later determined there was just one gunman, said police spokeswoman Lt. Amy Lubas.