DANVILLE, Va. (WFXR) – Danville Police reports they have arrested a man in connection to a homicide that occurred on Piney Forest Road on the evening of June 18.
DPD says around 10:49 p.m. on Tuesday, officers responded to the Woodside Village apartment complex on the 1300 block of Piney Forest Road and found 24-year-old Tasean Delvecchio Farmer with multiple gunshot wounds.
Tasean was taken to SOVAH Health where he was pronounced dead from his injuries.
Police say that 22-year-old Richard Lee Wilson of Danville was identified as a suspect and allegedly fled the scene after the shooting. Wilson was later found and taken into custody in North Carolina.
Wilson is charged with second-degree murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, use of a firearm during the commission of a violent felony, reckless handling of a firearm, and discharging a firearm in an occupied dwelling.
Danville Police say the investigation is still ongoing; however, they believe this appears to be an isolated incident and there is no further danger to the public. If you have any information regarding the incident, please contact the Danville Police Department at 434-799-6510 option 4, investigations at 434-799-6508 option 1, and option 1 again, calling 911. You can also contact Crime Stoppers at 434-793-0000, approach any officer you see, through social media, via email at crimetips@danvilleva.gov, or use our crime tips app CARE at www.p3tips.com/tipform.aspx?ID=818#.
WFXR News will update you with further information as it becomes available.
