A man is dead after a shooting near the intersection of Old Hundred Road and Brandermill Parkway in Chesterfield County, and police say a bystander who witnessed the attack helped them track down the suspect within hours. Officers took a man into custody without incident in the 800 block of Charter Colony Parkway, just a short distance from where the shooting happened.
Call Came In Shortly Before 10 A.M.
Chesterfield County Police responded just after 9:50 a.m. Saturday to a report of a person who had been shot, according to WTVR. Officers arrived to find a man suffering from a gunshot wound, per WRIC ABC 8News. He was rushed to an area hospital, where he later died, the station's report states.
Police have not released the victim's name, saying they are withholding it while they notify his family. The homicide investigation remains ongoing, officials said.
Witness Points Officers to the Suspect
A bystander who saw what happened told police where they could find the suspect, according to 12 On Your Side. Acting on that tip, officers located the suspect in the 800 block of Charter Colony Parkway, not far from the shooting scene, and took him into custody without incident.
Chesterfield County Police are asking anyone with information about the case to call 804-748-1251, or to reach out to Crime Solvers at 804-748-0660. Tips can also be submitted through the P3 app, per the same account.
A Separate Case in the Same Neighborhood
The Brandermill area has seen violence before. A separate report from WTVR recounts an earlier fatal shooting in the community, in which 22-year-old Barry O. Jordan was found with a gunshot wound and later died at a hospital. That case is not shown to be connected to Saturday's shooting, and the two incidents remain distinct in the record so far.
For now, Chesterfield investigators say their work on the Saturday shooting continues as they move to notify the victim's family and build the case against the man taken into custody.
