FANCY GAP, VA — The southbound land of U.S. 52 down Fancy Gap Mountain is closed to traffic after what some are saying was a shooting or gun-related incident.
Carroll County Sheriff Kevin Kemp confirmed to The Carroll News that U.S. 52 near the Fancy Gap Mountain area is temporarily closed due to a criminal investigation. Sheriff Kemp said there is no active threat to the community. No other details are available at the moment.
The Carroll County School system posted on its Facebook page that “…there was an incident on Highway 52 that resulted in a road closure from the Parkway to Cana. St. Paul school buses will be diverted to alternate routes as a result of the closure.” The posting said there would be delays in dropping off some students as a result.
“CCPS students were never at risk during this incident,” the school posting stated.
While a number of individuals posting on Facebook stated there was either a shooting or an armed man driving down the highway in a threatening manner — including one group devoted to sharing information gleaned from police scanners in Carroll County and surrounding communities — no official word on what happened has been released by the sheriff’s office or the Virginia State Police.
More information will be posted as it becomes available.
Source: https://www.mtairynews.com
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