Man arrested after drunken fight turns deadly, Franklin County Sheriff's Office says

Deputies say Malcolm Ausborne died of a gunshot wound to the head.

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. – The Franklin County Sheriff's Office arrested and charged Brian Spencer with second-degree murder after an early morning homicide.

Deputies say Malcolm Ausborne was killed after they found him with a gunshot wound to the head, in the doorway of a Dawnridge Lane home around 3 a.m. Saturday.

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According to deputies, medical units did try to resuscitate him, but he died on the scene.

A witness told deputies Ausborne and Spencer were drinking together in the home overnight, and then a fight ensued.

Spencer was found at the home, which deputies say is his.

Spencer is currently being held in the Western Virginia Regional Jail without bond.