A 20-year-old woman was shot and killed in Woodbridge, Virginia, on Wednesday after officers were called for a domestic dispute, police said.
Someone called police the night before Thanksgiving and reported a domestic altercation involving a family member, Prince William County police said.
Rhemidee Iyeshala Barnes, of Woodbridge, was shot in a home in the 13500 block of Delaney Road and later died, police said.
Anthony White Jr., 20, of Woodbridge, was arrested at the scene and charged with second-degree murder, police said.
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Police haven’t released more information about White and Barnes’ relationship.
The pair got into a physical fight that escalated, and White allegedly got a gun and opened fire, police said.
The person who called police said they heard gunshots while leaving a home, police said.
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Officers responded to the home at about 8:50 p.m. and detained White as he tried to leave, police said.
Barnes was found inside with a gunshot wound to the upper body, police said. Officers gave Barnes aid until she was taken to a hospital, where she later died, police said.
White is also charged with the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and domestic assault and battery. He’s being held without bond.
