STAUNTON, Va. (WAVY) – Few details about what led a Staunton police officer to shoot and kill a 39-year-old Portsmouth man have been released more than a week after the deadly incident.
The officer shot 39-year-old Montique Treymayne Gaston in a Walmart parking lot on Sept. 22, 2026, the department confirmed in a statement.
The officer arrived at the parking lot around 7:15 p.m. after being dispatched to a 911 call from a citizen, according to police. Contact was made with Gaston, leading to an altercation during which the officer fired their weapon, police said. Responding officers rendered emergency aid, but Gaston was pronounced dead at the scene…