CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. — Authorities in Virginia say that a man has been arrested on charges that he fatally shot his wife.
The Roanoke Times reports that Gerard P. Tompkins was arrested on Tuesday and charged with second-degree murder.
The 58-year-old lives in Christiansburg. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that deputies went to a home in response to a 911 call.
The office said deputies found Michelle L. Tompkins suffering from multiple gun shot wounds.
She later died at a hospital.
Tompkins is being held in jail without bond.
It’s unclear if he has hired an attorney. The sheriff’s office said the investigation is continuing.
