SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Suffolk Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a homicide that occurred on the 6200 block of Apple Street.
Police have charged Russell Edwards, 57, with second degree murder.
Edwards also faces charges of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, possession of a firearm by felon and discharge of a firearm within a dwelling house.
Officers were called to the 6200 block of Apple Street at 11:03 a.m. for the report of a person being shot inside of a residence.
When officers arrived on scene they found a 72-year-old man suffering from a single gunshot wound. Police have not yet released his name.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say, Edwards and the victim were acquaintances.
Edwards is currently being held without bond at Western Tidewater Regional Jail.
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