On the night of January 13, 2025, Chesterfield County Police responded to a domestic dispute at a Matoaca Road residence and found 59-year-old Tamara L. Recchia of Petersburg dead of an apparent gunshot wound. A second adult female at the same home suffered significant injuries and was taken to a local hospital in stable condition.

Officers located 32-year-old Brandon L. Rhodes at a neighboring home. Rhodes and his mother both lived at the Matoaca Road address; the injured woman was later identified as his mother. Tamara Recchia had been staying at the residence for an unknown period and was known to both Rhodes and his mother.

Brandon L. Rhodes was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in Recchia’s death and was being held without bond, with police saying additional charges are pending and the motive has not been released. Anyone with information about Recchia, Rhodes, or the events on January 13 is asked to share what they know.