SUFFOLK, Va. — Suffolk Police said they arrested 57-year-old Russell Edwards of Portsmouth Sunday evening, several hours after they responded to reports of shots fired inside a home in the 6200 block of Apple Street.
According to a spokesperson, Suffolk Police received a call stating that a person had been shot inside a home near where Towne Point Rd becomes Hampton Roads Parkway around 11 a.m. Sunday. When officers arrived at that location, they found 72-year-old Michael Small, who had been shot. He was declared dead on the scene.
The spokesperson said that the victim and the suspect were acquaintances, but did not say much more about their relationship.
Russell is charged with 2nd-degree Murder, Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony, Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, and Discharge of a Firearm within a Dwelling House.
Russell is currently being held without bond at Western Tidewater Regional Jail.
Anyone who has information regarding this incident is asked to contact Suffolk Police or Suffolk Crime Line. To submit online, go to www.p3tips.com, visit the Suffolk Police Department website (www.suffolkva.us/spd) and look for the Suffolk Crime Line link, or go to the Suffolk Police Department Facebook page at www.facebook.com/suffolkpolicedepartment. You can also call the Crime Line at 1-888-562-5887.