Mortgage company worker killed in Virginia as he went to change locks on foreclosed home
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“A man working for a mortgage company was shot and killed on the job in Stafford County, Virginia, as he went to change the locks on a foreclosed home on Tuesday, authorities say.”
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Wikipedia evidence only references Virginia election dates (2020, 2024, 2025) and contains no information about a 2025 shooting incident in Stafford County. No corroboration found in provided evidence.
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— The 2020 United States presidential election in Virginia was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Colu…
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— The 2024 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, as part of the 2024 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Co…
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— The 2025 Virginia House of Delegates election was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, to elect members of the 164th Virginia General Assembly. All 100 delegates are elected to two-year terms in single-…
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“Michael Dodge II was the victim, the sheriff’s office said. He was a 35-year-old husband and father.”
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— Dodge is an American brand of automobiles and a division of Stellantis, based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Dodge vehicles have historically included performance cars, and for much of its existence, Dodg…
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— The Dodge Viper is a sports car that was manufactured by Dodge (by SRT for 2013 and 2014), a division of American car manufacturer Chrysler from 1992 until 2017, having taken a brief hiatus in 2007 an…
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— Horace Elgin Dodge Sr. (May 17, 1868 – December 10, 1920) was an American automobile manufacturing pioneer and co-founder of Dodge Brothers Company.
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“News4 video shows the large law enforcement response to the home on Mountain View Road, with members of a SWAT team riding on the back of an armored truck and officers with rifles and shields.”
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— Malakand District (Pashto: ملاکنډ ولسوالۍ, Urdu: ضلع ملاکنڈ) is a district of Malakand Division in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It was originally known as the Malakand Protected Area w…
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— Swat District (Pashto: سوات اولسوالۍ, Urdu: ضلع سوات), also known as the Swat Valley, was an administrative district in the Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan from 1969 to 2025. Known f…
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“Dodge arrived at the house and found someone inside, his mother said. 'He pulled a gun on my son. My son got on the phone with his boss and was like, 'Look, this is aggressive. I'm being held at gunpoint.' At that point, two gunshots were heard and the phone was dropped,' she said.”
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“Dodge’s boss called the sheriff’s office, and the suspected shooter barricaded himself in the house.”
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“Donald Thomas, 64, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.”
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“Thomas is due in court on Dec. 23.”
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