DANVILLE, Va. (Romero Report) — The Danville Police Department is investigating a murder that occurred on June 18 in the 1300 block of Piney Forest Road.

Officers responded to the Woodside Village apartment complex at 10:49 p.m. and say they found 24-year-old Tasean Delvecchio Farmer, of Danville, shot multiple times inside an apartment.

Police said Farmer was taken to Sovah Health, where he was pronounced dead.

22-year-old Richard Lee Wilson, Jr., also of Danville, is in custody in North Carolina after fleeing the scene.

Wilson is charged with second-degree murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, use of a firearm during the commission of a violent felony, reckless handling of a firearm, and discharging a firearm in an occupied dwelling.

The case remains under investigation and appears to be an isolated incident, according to authorities.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Danville Police Department by calling patrol at 434-799-6510 option 4, investigations at 434-799-6508 option 1 and option 1 again, or 9-1-1.

Tips can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 434-793-0000, through social media, via email at crimetips@danvilleva.gov, or through the crime tips app CARE here.

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