Seth Lee Hizer, 30, was killed in a shooting on Sunday, August 27, 2023, in the southern part of Page County, Virginia, in the 3000 block of Jollett Road (Elkton mailing address). Deputies found Hizer with a fatal gunshot wound to the chest; his body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Manassas for autopsy.

Investigators say the shooting occurred during a physical altercation between Hizer and another man. Witness accounts and forensic evidence indicate a firearm was introduced, a struggle ensued, and a single discharge struck Hizer. Authorities called the incident isolated and unrelated to another recent fatal shooting on Jollett Road. The Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney was reviewing the investigation, and no charges had been filed in the days after the incident; the other man’s identity was not released.

If anyone witnessed the August 27 confrontation or has information about the shooting, please share what is known with the Page County Sheriff’s Office.