Thomas Patrick Weidle, a 31-year-old former U.S. Army captain, was shot and killed at his rental home near Fredericksburg, Virginia, on July 19, 2025. Deputies from the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office responded just after 12:30 p.m. to a 911 call from his 32-year-old ex-girlfriend, Ashlynn Blair, who told dispatchers she believed she had shot him.

Officers forced entry through a sliding glass door and found Weidle dead of gunshot wounds. Investigators say he was first shot in a bedroom and then again in a hallway as he was apparently trying to flee. Neighbors reported deputies with guns drawn and the use of a bullhorn; Blair went to a neighbor’s house wearing Weidle’s clothes and later called 911 from a supermarket parking lot, telling dispatchers she had the gun. Deputies recovered the firearm and arrested her without incident.

The sheriff’s office confirmed a history of domestic-related calls to the residence; court records show Weidle had sought a protective order against Blair in November 2024 that was later dismissed. Blair was charged with second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony and held without bond.

Does anyone have information about the relationship or the events that afternoon that could help clarify what happened?