On August 27, 2020, 38-year-old Misty Dawn Bishop of Abingdon, Virginia, was found dead from a gunshot wound inside a home on Peaceful Valley Road in Washington County. A second victim, 24-year-old Trevor Alexander Sweat, was also found fatally shot at the same residence. Authorities responded to a reported early-morning shooting and encountered 29-year-old Albert Lee Ricketson at the scene; he was armed, complied with deputies’ commands to drop the weapon, and was taken into custody.

Investigators described the house as a nuisance property with a history of frequent arguments and disturbances. Misty’s son was present during the incident and tried to intervene; he suffered a bite from Ricketson during the altercation.

Ricketson was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, use of a firearm during a felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; no other suspects were named.