06/02/2026
Update to May 31 Officer-Involved Shooting
Below you will find a media release with the identity of the suspect in Sunday's shooting, but first we wanted to share information about our two injured officers. We are sharing the names of the injured officers at the request of their families. Both officers come from law enforcement families; both have parents who served in the Chesterfield County Police Department. The officers are:
• Officer Jacob Clark, about 5 years of service, assigned to the Swift Creek Patrol Division
• Officer Jacob Wells, about 10 years of service, assigned to the Swift Creek Patrol Division
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for the kind words and messages of support for these officers, K9 Knight and his handler, and our entire department.
Here's the media release:
Chesterfield County Police have arrested the suspect in an officer-involved shooting that occurred on Sunday, May 31, 2026.
At about 4:40 p.m. on May 31, police responded to a reported shooting in the 12900 block of Gumfork Place. The adult female complainant said her son, identified as Gary G. Shaw, 65, had fired shots inside the residence during a domestic disturbance. The victim reported she was now in an upstairs bedroom, and Shaw, who lives with her at the Gumfork Place residence, was trying to get into the room.
Uniformed officers entered the residence and Shaw, who was armed with a pistol and a long gun, fired multiple shots at them. Two officers, identified as Jacob Clark, 25, and Jacob Wells, 40, and a police canine, Knight, were shot. Clark and Wells were transported to area hospitals and Knight was transported to an animal care facility. Clark and Wells remain hospitalized in critical but stable conditions. Knight died as a result of his injuries.
Shaw was also shot in the incident and was transported to an area hospital, where he remains in critical but stable condition. On June 1, detectives obtained warrants for Shaw for the following charges:
• two counts of attempted aggravated murder of a police officer;
• two counts of aggravated malicious wounding of a police officer;
• one count of killing a police dog;
• and four counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
Shaw was served with the warrants on the afternoon of June 2. He is in police custody at the hospital.