FBI Richmond
Public Affairs Specialist Melissa J. Hipolit
(804) 261-1044
August 12, 2017

FBI Richmond and United States Attorney's Office, Western District of Virginia Joint Press Release Regarding Charlottesville Incident

The Richmond FBI Field Office, the Civil Rights Division, and the US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Virginia have opened a civil rights investigation into the circumstances of the deadly vehicular incident that occurred earlier Saturday morning. The FBI will collect all available facts and evidence, and as this is an ongoing investigation, we are not able to comment further at this time.