CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — Police arrested a Chesterfield man for stabbing his mother and fatally shooting her friend, Crime Insider sources told Jon Burkett.
Brandon L. Rhodes, 32, was charged with second-degree murder following a violent night on Matoaca Road.
Officers were called to the 21100 block of Matoaca Road at about 11 p.m. Monday to respond to a domestic situation involving a weapon, police said.
"Upon arrival, officers found Tamara L. Recchia, 59, dead from an apparent gunshot wound, and another adult female who had sustained significant injuries. Rescue responded and transported the victim for treatment; she remains hospitalized and is in stable condition," a police spokesperson said.
Crime Insider sources told Burkett the injured woman is Rhodes's mother, but police have not yet officially released that information.
"Rhodes is related to the hospitalized victim and both live at the Matoaca Road residence," police confirmed. "He is known to Recchia, who had been staying at the residence for an unknown period of time."
Rhodes, police said, was arrested in a home near his house.
Anyone with information related to the incident is encouraged to contact Chesterfield Police at 804-748-1251 or Crime Solvers at 804-748-0660.
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