CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Police are investigating a deadly shooting that happened near Indian River Sunday night.
According to the Chesapeake Police Department, dispatchers received a call about an injured person shortly after 10 p.m. Police officers rushed out to the 2000 block of Timber Lane.
Officers found a man who had been shot -- later identified as 69-year-old Roger Hardy, of Chesapeake. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
By Tuesday, police had arrested Thomas Ireland, 33, and charged him with Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, Using a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony, and Dwelling in a House with the Intent to commit Murder/Rape/Robbery/Arson.
The police department didn't share what might have led up to the shooting.
Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP or submit a tip online. You can find the link here.
You can remain anonymous.