RINGGOLD, VA. (THECOUNT) — A North Carolina man shot and killed Friday night in Pittsylvania County has been identified as, David Christopher Long, of Roxboro, NC. Deputies have arrested the victim’s son in his death.
Zackary Brandon Long, 22, was arrested and charged with one count of first-degree murder in the death of his 41-year-old father. The fatal incident occurred in a residence in the 800 block of Neal Davis Road in Ringgold, VA.
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According to the Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Department, David Christopher Long of Roxboro, North Carolina was found dead in a home in the 800 block of Neal Davis Road in Ringgold around 9:30 p.m. Friday. Deputies arrived after the Pittsylvania County 911 Center received a call about the shooting. Devin Taylor with the Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Department said Long is expected to face an additional charge of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Long is being held in the Pittsylvania County Jail without bond. source
The body will be transported to the medical examiner’s office in Roanoke to determine the cause and manner of death.
Investigators remain at the scene collecting evidence and interviewing potential witnesses. No other injuries were reported.