Michael Stonewall Blevins, 28, was found fatally shot at a residence in the 400 block of Dry Cove Lane in Saltville, Virginia. Deputies from the Smyth County Sheriff’s Office and officers from the Saltville and Chilhowie police departments discovered his body after being called to the scene on a Thursday.

Authorities identified 26-year-old Skyler Hughes as the person responsible for the shooting and took Hughes into custody. Hughes was charged with second-degree murder in connection with Blevins’s death. The Smyth County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding the fatal encounter.

If anyone knew Michael Stonewall Blevins or has information about what happened on Dry Cove Lane that day, please come forward to assist the ongoing investigation.