Expand / Collapse search
Watch TV
Menu

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2024 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper.

Homicide

US Marine deserter sought for Virginia man's killing: sheriff

By Robert Gearty Fox News
Published | Updated
close
Fox News Flash top headlines for Nov. 11 Video

Fox News Flash top headlines for Nov. 11

Fox News Flash top headlines for Nov. 11 are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com

Virginia authorities are seeking a U.S. Marine deserter from Camp Lejeune in connection with the killing of a man who was his mother’s boyfriend.

Michael Brown, 22, was being sought in the shooting death of 54-year-old Rodney Brown in Hardy on Saturday afternoon, according to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies said the suspect was a Marine combat engineer stationed at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, WFXR-TV reported Sunday. They said Brown went AWOL Oct. 18.

Marine deserter Michael Brown, 22, was being sought in the shooting death of his mother's boyfriend in Hardy, Va., Saturday.<br><br>

Marine deserter Michael Brown, 22, was being sought in the shooting death of his mother's boyfriend in Hardy, Va., Saturday.

 (Franklin County Sheriff’s Office)

NORTH CAROLINA MAN GETS PRISON TIME FOR ACCIDENTALLY KILLING FELLOW MARINE

The Marine has been known to live in the woods and frequent national parks, according to the station.

Deputies said he was driving a Lincoln Town car with North Carolina plates and was armed with a high-powered rifle, the station reported.

The sheriff's office issued a warning Saturday urging anyone who comes in contact with Brown “to use extreme caution and notify local law enforcement immediately by calling 911.”

Image from a surveillance camera showing Michael Brown at a local store Saturday, deputies said.

Image from a surveillance camera showing Michael Brown at a local store Saturday, deputies said. (Franklin County Sheriff’s Office)

MARINE OFFICIALS WARN AGAINST EXOTIC PETS ON NORTH CAROLINA BASE AFTER SNAKES FOUND

Hardy resident Kenneth Meador told WFXR he heard the sirens responding to neighbor Rodney Brown’s house but didn’t think anything of it.

“Then when I heard there’d been a shooting, I didn’t even think about Rodney, because I’ve known Rodney. He grew up here, I did too. We were friends, neighbors,” said Meador. “Rodney was a super nice guy. He was really polite, worked hard. Just a great guy."

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

Deputies didn’t reveal a potential motive for the shooting.