FBI investigating reported machete attack on Appalachian Trail hikers, sheriff's office says

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Multiple agencies are investigating reports that a man with a machete attacked hikers on the Appalachian Trail in Virginia, Wythe County Sheriff's Office says

Multiple agencies are investigating reports that a man with a machete attacked hikers on the Appalachian Trail in Virginia, according to a local sheriff's office.

A man and a woman were injured in the attack, which was reported by two hikers early Saturday morning, the Wythe County Sheriff's Office said in a news release. Wythe County deputies subsequently found and arrested a suspect, who has not been named by authorities.The case is being investigated by the Wythe County Sheriff's Office, the Virginia State Police, the US Forest Service and the FBI, the sheriff's office said. A stretch of the trail has been closed.

 

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Is hacking less violent than a shooting?

So everyone forgot about this didn’t they

' MONKEY WITH A MACHETE '

Terrible

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Use the 2nd amendment.. plain and simple

WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COLORADO SCHOOL SHOOTING?

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Get Governor Coonman on the horn, stat!

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Jason

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That’s what you get living in Appalachia & a treasonous confederate state.

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I tried to warn them

We need stricter machete laws and machete license every 5 years

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They probably veered off the trail and stumbled across a moonshine distillery or a pot farm.

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RockstarGames it's the Murfree Brood!

DigitalJaymz well this is terrifying but reminds me of someone.

Multiple agencies are playing a game of clue with reports that a man with a machete attacked hikers on the Appalachian Trail in Virginia, Wythe County Sheriff's Office says

Oh No i hope they are ok So much violence it's heartbreaking

Sounds about right💁🏻‍♀️

Gonna have to do more background checks when we sell machetes

Responsible machete control must be immediately implemented!

A machete? This makes no sense; why didn't he use an AR-15? We need stricter gun laws NOW to prevent such tragedies!

Wtf RT : Multiple agencies are investigating reports that a man with a machete attacked hikers on the Appalachian Trail in Virginia, Wythe County Sheriff's Office says

Please tell me it is around a camp called crystal lake.

another nut running around.

I wouldn’t hike in the wilderness without being armed, just saying.

When hiking the Appalachian, Conceal and Carry. Even utopia has evil.

Was he wearing a red MAGA baseball cap?

That's sad, one of my brother's favorite trips was a Georgia-Maine hike with a group from work. Nothing feels safe anymore 💔.

That’s so Virgina. Maybe a little more West Virginia, but Virginia never the less 😂

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rednecks

Horrible

left_your_soul criminal minds

The hills have eyes 👀

Big Foot.

Hey, this could make a good scene in a film.

America has a lot of sick people 1/3 of the country is mentally deranged.

Sounds like a horror film

They should ban machetes!

Oh no!!! :(

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