PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. (rbs news now) — A man has been charged with first-degree murder after his wife was found dead at their home Sunday night.

The Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 9-1-1 call at 7:51 p.m. September 14 in the Derby Road area of Gretna.

Deputies said they found 64-year-old Cynthia Rowland dead at her residence from what appeared to be a gunshot wound.

She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Her husband, Lonnie Rowland, 66, of Derby Road, has been charged with first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.

He is being held without bond.

Cynthia Rowland’s body has been taken to the medical examiner’s office to determine the exact cause and manner of death.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Office at 434-432-7900 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-791-0044.

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