PRESS RELEASE
September 9, 2018
UPDATE
(For Immediate Release)
Bedford County Sheriff’s Office investigators with the assistance of investigators from both the Lynchburg Police Department and Campbell County Sheriff’s Office worked through the weekend investigating Bedford County’s first homicide of 2018. The initial phase of the investigation has revealed this crime was not a random act. The suspects, who remain at large; however, should be considered armed and dangerous.
The victim’s body has been transported to the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Roanoke to determine the official cause of death.
Anyone with information on this crime can call the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office at 540-586-7827 or Central Virginia Crime Stoppers at 1-888-798-5900 or go online to http://cvcrimestoppers.org. Enter your tip online at http://p3tips.com or use the P3TIPS app on your mobile device. Crime Stopper callers remain anonymous and could receive a cash reward up to $1,000.00.
PRESS RELEASE
September 8, 2018
(For Immediate Release)
On September 07, 2018, Bedford County 911 received a call from 1034 River Oak Dr. at 11:44 p.m.by a male subject stating that his roommate had been shot.
Bedford County Sheriff’s deputy arrived on scene at 11:50 p.m. and found a male subject in the floor with multiple gunshots to his body. Deputies started CPR until Rescue arrived and took over. Aaron Robert Brumfield, age 22, 1034 River Oak Dr. Forest Va. was pronounced deceased by the rescue squad at 12:06 am. The witness stated that three people came into the house and gunfire was exchanged hitting the male victim. The witness stated that the suspects then ran out the side door.
Anyone with information on this crime can call Bedford County Sheriff’s Office at 540-586-7827 or Central Virginia Crime Stoppers at 1-888-798-5900 or go online to http://cvcrimestoppers.org. Enter your tip online at http://p3tips.com or use the P3TIPS app on your mobile device. Crime Stopper callers remain anonymous and could receive a cash reward up to $1,000.00.
Note: Pending a significant development in the investigation, the BCSO will not make any further comments or send out any press releases this weekend.
Release prepared by Major Ricky Gardner
