STAUNTON, VA (Rocktown Now) — The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting a SWAT training exercise today in Staunton in the area of National Avenue.

While there will be numerous law enforcement vehicles in that location, there is no threat to the public.

…That’s an important clarification, following reports that the Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate a shooting that occurred on Crimora Station Lane at around 1 o’clock this morning.

When deputies arrived on the scene they discovered a man that had already died.

Sheriff Donald Smith stated there is currently no known threat to the community related to that incident.

Again, police activity in Staunton on National Avenue today is a SWAT training exercise.