CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – On June 20, 2026, Charlottesville police officers received information that Daquan Hoffman, an individual wanted by Albemarle County on a felony charge of malicious wounding, was in the area of the Downtown Mall in the City of Charlottesville. Officers arrived at that location, identified Mr. Hoffman and attempted to take him into custody on the pending charge. Mr. Hoffman did not comply with commands from officers and an exchange of gunfire occurred. Mr. Hoffman then fled the scene.
After the incident, the Virginia State Police were called in to investigate. The results of that investigation were turned over to the Charlottesville Commonwealth Attorney’s Office. Based on a review of that investigation, Mr. Hoffman has been charged by warrant with the attempted murder of Officer B.L. and the attempted murder of Officer M.D. Mr. Hoffman is currently wanted on these charges. A warrant is a charging document only and not evidence of guilt. Mr. Hoffman is presumed to be innocent.
Rule 3.6 of the Virginia State Bar's Rules of Professional Conduct for Attorneys states, in pertinent part: "A lawyer participating in or associated with the … prosecution … of a criminal matter that may be tried to a jury shall not make or participate in making an extrajudicial statement…that the lawyer knows, or should know, will have a substantial likelihood of interfering with the fairness of a trial by jury." As a result, the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Charlottesville will have no further public comment on the matter.
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