Michael Eugene Armstrong, 41, of Virginia Beach, was shot and killed on April 8, 2026, in the 600 block of Chancery Square. Emergency communications received a report at about 1:31 p.m.; officers and EMS found Armstrong with an apparent gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators identified Michael’s older brother, 46-year-old Juan Armstrong, as the suspect. Reports say officers took Juan into custody shortly after the shooting, with one account placing his detention near a neighborhood across the street about 20 minutes after the 911 call.

Juan was charged with second-degree murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a violent convicted felon. Virginia Beach police said the Detective Bureau continued to investigate. Michael’s obituary remembers him as the life of the party, devoted to family, with a noted love of the Dallas Cowboys. Did anyone in the Chancery Square area see or hear anything that afternoon that could help investigators?