A landlord-tenant dispute in Manassas, Virginia, ended in the death of 63-year-old Joyce Francine Gould. Gould, a sister, mother, and grandmother, was found shot and lying on the kitchen floor of her Minor Hill Road home on the afternoon of Sunday, May 21, 2023; a fellow tenant discovered her and alerted authorities. Fire and rescue personnel pronounced her dead at the scene.

Investigators identified a tenant, 61-year-old Roger Allen Foote, Jr., as the suspected shooter. Foote was located and arrested the next morning, Monday, May 22, by Fairfax County police and charged with murder and using a firearm in the commission of a felony; he was held without bond. Police said the incident was confined to the residence and there was no ongoing threat to the community.

Family members described Gould as dearly loved by her grandson and called the death preventable; they established a GoFundMe to help with funeral costs and to support her daughter. If anyone knew Joyce, her routines, or witnessed the dispute, please share what was seen or heard.