MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Police have released the name of the 31-year-old man who was shot and killed on Sunday night.
The shooting happened at 8:30 p.m. Sunday when dispatchers received a call about two people fighting and shots fired at Maplewood Apartments on West Fayette Street, according to the Martinsville Police Department.
Authorities said they arrived to find Charles Brandon Coleman, who had been shot multiple times, unresponsive, laying behind one of the apartment buildings.
Police said they believe the victim and the suspect knew each other. According to officers, the victim did not live at Maplewood Apartments and it’s unclear if the suspect lives at the complex.
Coleman and another man were arguing and then began fighting when the other man pulled out a gun and shot Coleman multiple times, according to police.
Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to contact Lt. Sandy Hines at 276-403-5301 or the department’s Crime Stoppers line at 276-632-7463.
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