On a Sunday evening in Danville, Virginia, police were called to a residence on Elizabeth Street and found 80-year-old Melvin Eugene Powell dead of violent injuries. The scene indicated a struggle, and investigators treated his death as a homicide. Officers identified a suspect who had fled the area and determined that a vehicle had been taken from the home after the killing.

The suspect was identified as 22-year-old Richard Lance London. He was entered as an armed and dangerous homicide suspect and as wanted on an outstanding probation violation. The search crossed state lines when authorities determined London had left Virginia.

In Lake City, South Carolina, local officers tried to stop the stolen vehicle London was driving. After a brief chase he exited the car and opened fire at officers; they returned fire. London was shot, taken to a hospital, and later died of his wounds. With his death, authorities said they were not seeking other suspects in Powell’s killing.

If anyone has information about Powell, his movements that day, or the events on Elizabeth Street, please share what is known.