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 James Brown III, 34, of Aurora, Illinois, is suspected of shooting
Trooper Chad Dermyer on Thursday at Richmond's Greyhound bus
station, police said.
Brown had a history of violent offenses, including gun violence, and
drug violations and had served two years in prison, State Police
Superintendent Colonel Steven Flaherty said.
"He has an extensive criminal history in the state of Illinois. He
is known to the Aurora Police Department," he said at a news
conference.
 Dermyer, who was among 16 officers on an anti-terrorism training
exercise, approached Brown in the station lobby. Brown walked a few
feet away, pulled a .40 caliber Beretta pistol from his pants and
shot Dermyer, 37, multiple times, Flaherty said.
Other officers shot Brown. Both he and Dermyer died in hospital.
Based on Brown's bus ticket, he was traveling from Raleigh-Durham,
North Carolina, to Chicago, Flaherty said. Police found 143 rounds
of ammunition in Brown's luggage.
Flaherty said the pistol had been purchased legally 13 months before
but not by Brown. Investigators are tracing the weapon to see how it
had ended up in his hands.
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Two women inside the bus station were also shot, but their injuries
were not life-threatening, police said.
Dermyer, a Marine Corps veteran, had recently been transferred to an
anti-terrorism unit.
(Reporting by Ian Simpson in Washington; Editing by Dan Grebler and
James Dalgleish)
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