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Chesapeake police: Woman identified, man arrested after deadly altercation

When police arrived to the scene, they found a woman who had died and a man who was seriously hurt and unconscious.

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — The Chesapeake Police Department is investigating an incident that left a woman dead and a man seriously hurt Sunday night. 

According to police, they responded to the 1900 block of Robert Hall Boulevard around 11 p.m. for a welfare check at an apartment. 

When they arrived to the scene, they found a woman who had died and a man who was seriously hurt and unconscious. 

He was taken to the hospital.

On Tuesday, police identified the woman as Valerie McElroy, 58. 

The man who survived, Anthony Johnson, 61, was charged with first-degree murder. 

Johnson is being held with no bond. 

If you know anything that can help investigators, call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP or submit an anonymous online tip by clicking here.

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