Husband shoots and kills 24-year-old wife in Prince William Co.
A 24-year-old woman is dead after being fatally shot by her husband in Dumfries, Virginia, on Saturday, according to Prince William County police.
Daniel Okoe Lawson, 24, is charged with felony murder and related charges after police said he fatally shot his wife, Desire Alexandria Buggs.
The couple is from Woodbridge, police said in a news release.
Police said that they were called to an area hospital where Buggs was brought in suffering from a gunshot wound. She later died, according to authorities.
Lawson brought Buggs to the hospital after the shooting, police said.
Police said officers are investigating what led up to the shooting and that the weapon “believed to be used during the shooting” was turned over to police.
Lawson is being held without bond and was charged with felony murder, use of a firearm in commission of a felony and shooting into an occupied vehicle, police said.