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One in custody after homicide investigation in Campbell County

The investigation was upgraded from a suspicious death to a homicide

EVINGTON, Va.UPDATE 7/28:

The Campbell County Sheriff’s Office has released new information on Wednesday’s suspicious death investigation.

On Wednesday around 3:41 p.m., deputies responded to a residence on Maragon Lane in Evington for a person’s check.

Authorities said that when they entered the residence, they found 57-year-old David Little dead.

The Campbell County Sheriff’s Office said 54-year-old Matthew McNeil of Rustburg is the person of interest.

McNeil was taken into custody around 3:30 a.m. on Thursday, according to the Sheriff’s Office, and was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and grand larceny of a motor vehicle.

McNeil is currently being held at the Lynchburg Adult Detention Center without bond.

The Campbell County Sheriff’s Office is working with the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office on the case, and they said the investigation is ongoing.


ORIGINAL STORY:

Campbell County authorities said they are investigating the death of an Evington man as a suspicious death.

Around 3:41 p.m. Wednesday, the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office said they responded to Maragon Lane in Evington for a person’s check.

Deputies said that after they entered the residence, they found a 57-year-old man dead.

The Campbell County Criminal Investigation Division was called to the scene, the Sheriff’s Office said, and the case remains under investigation.

Authorities told 10 News that family and friends of the man said the man had not been heard from in a while.

10 News has reached out to Campbell County authorities for more information.

Stay with 10 News as this story develops.


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