A domestic shooting in Ashburn, Virginia left 50-year-old Jerome Edward Thompson Sr. dead on the evening of August 9, 2024. Deputies from the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office were called to a residence on Leanne Terrace at about 6:30 p.m. and found Thompson deceased from a gunshot wound. Reports describe the incident as domestic in nature and indicate a confrontation between father and son.

Shortly after the scene was located, law enforcement took a 19-year-old man identified as Jerome Edward Thompson Jr., the victim’s son, into custody. He has been charged with second-degree murder and use or display of a firearm in the commission of a felony. The investigation into what led to the fatal shooting is ongoing.

If anyone has information about the events on Leanne Terrace that evening, please contact the Sheriff’s Office.