Brother Charged In Killing Of Stafford Man: Police

STAFFORD COUNTY, VA — A South Carolina man is behind bars on charges that he shot and killed his brother during a dispute Monday in the area of Holly Drive, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. William Jackson Veronee, 21, of Aiken, S.C., has been charged with second degree murder and use of a firearm in commission of a felony, the sheriff's office said.

Veronee is being held in jail in Roanoke, a city in southwestern Virginia, where he was apprehended on Tuesday, the sheriff's office said.

The Roanoke police contacted the Stafford sheriff's office, and at about 9 p.m. Tuesday, deputies found the shooting victim, Christopher Andrew Veronee, 33, at his home on Holly Drive.

Stafford detectives said an unknown dispute broke out between the two brothers on Monday afternoon that led to the shooting. The younger Veronee then stole his brother's car and drove it to the Roanoke area, where it broke down.

The Roanoke police said they were notified of a "suspicious subject" at a local cold weather shelter and took Veronee into custody.

The Stafford Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate the shooting.

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