James Elvin Wood

How they died

Deadly force

Pittsylvania County deputies responded to a domestic dispute at the Chalk Level Road home where Wood lived. Wood had fled, but officers found a woman who had been cut on the finger, police said. Officers obtained a malicious wounding warrant. A Pittsylvania deputy and a Chatham police officer found Wood at another family member's home. Armed with a knife, Wood confronted the officers, cutting the police officer on the hand. Wood attempted to stab the officer again, and he shot and killed Wood.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that James Elvin Wood, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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