James Edward Clarke, 59, was fatally shot on the evening of December 24, 2022, in the 100 block of East Omni Court in Ashland, Virginia. Deputies and Ashland police arrived around 7:37 p.m. and found Clarke with an apparent gunshot wound; Hanover Fire-EMS pronounced him dead at the scene. Clarke was an adult resident of Ashland and died shortly before the holidays.

Authorities identified and arrested a suspect at the scene. Eric Joe Key, 59, of Richmond, was taken into custody and charged with First Degree Murder and Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony. The Hanover County Sheriff’s Office continues its investigation into the circumstances of the shooting.

Did anyone in the Ashland area see or hear anything that evening that could help with the investigation?