A welfare check at a Covesville home on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, turned up two fatalities. Officers responding to the 5500 block of Windward Cove Road found 77-year-old Dennis Miller and 76-year-old Frances Hooper-Miller inside; both had sustained fatal gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead at the scene. The Albemarle County Police Department is treating the incident as a suspicious death investigation.

Detectives say preliminary findings point to an isolated incident. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. Investigators continue to try to piece together what happened and have asked anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers.

If anyone knew Dennis Miller or the couple, or has information about the Windward Cove Road neighborhood on or around September 24, 2025, please share what you know.