Police search for man in connection to deadly shooting in downtown Fredericksburg
Dec 14, 2024
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (DC News Now) -- Police in the City of Fredericksburg are looking for a suspect who they believe shot a 23-year-old man in downtown Fredericksburg on Saturday.
According to the Fredericksburg Police Department, at around 1 a.m. on Dec. 14, officers responded to the 400 block of William St. after hearing gunfire.
Upon arrival, they found Tyler Lee Jones, 23, of Fredericksburg, with gunshot wounds on Charles Street.
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Officers provided medical care to Jones until medics arrived and took him to the hospital, where he later died.
In a later update, police said Elijah Musgrove, who should be considered "armed and dangerous," is wanted by the city in connection to the homicide.
Photograph of Elijah Musgrove. (Courtesy: The Fredericksburg Police Department)
Authorities charged Musgrove with second-degree murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
The police department encourages anyone with information on Musgrove's location to call 911 or 540-373-3122. To make an anonymous tip, tipsters can text "FPDtip" to 847-411.