A Recently Hired Washington County Virginia Sheriff’s Deputy Accused Of Killing Three People In Riverside California And Later Being Shot By Police, Had Only Been Employed At The Agency For Four Days. Austin Lee Edwards Had Previously Worked For The Virginia State Police. Sheriff Blake Andis Released A Statement Saying It’S Shocking And Sad To The Entire Law Enforcement Community That Such An Evil And Wicked Person Could Infiltrate Law Enforcement While Concealing His True Identity As A Computer Predator And Murderer. Edwards Preyed On The 15 Year Old Victim Over The Internet By Claiming To Be A 16 Year Old. He Killed The Teenagers Grandparents And Her Mother And Then Took Her Before Being Tracked Down. He Exchanged Gunfire With Police And Was Killed During The Confrontation. The Sheriff’S Office Is Working With Riverside Police Concerning This Investigation.