LYNCHBURG, Va. – Update:
The Lynchburg Commonwealth’s attorney announced that Dance plead guilty to second-degree murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a murder and discharging a firearm in public, resulting in injury,in court on Friday.
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Sentencing is set for June 17 at 1:30 p.m. After consultation with the mother of Boykin, the Commonwealth made an agreement tonolle prosequi one charge of Possession of a Firearm by a Felon and agreed to cap the sentencing argument at 20 years to serve for guilty pleas to Second Degree Murder and the other firearm offenses.
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A 23-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder, among other charges, in a deadly shooting in the parking lot of a Lynchburg Family Dollar in 2021.
Markeem Dance of Lynchburg was arrested in connection with the homicide of 23-year-old Erica Boykin.
Boykin was shot just before 6 p.m. on June 14, 2021 in the parking lot of the Family Dollar on Fort Avenue.
Dance was arrested on the following charges:
- Second-degree murder
- Use of a firearm in the commission of a felony
- Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
- Shooting within city limits - causing bodily injuries
Authorities said Dance was already in custody on unrelated charges. He is one of three suspects charged in connection with a shooting at Timbers Apartments in Lynchburg last week.
Dance is at Blue Ridge Regional Jail where he is being held without bond.
Anyone with information about the homicide incident is asked to contact Det. Miller at (434) 455-6160 or Crime Stoppers at (888) 798-5900. Enter a tip online at http://p3tips.com or use the P3 app on a mobile device.
Police said this remains an ongoing investigation.