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Mortgage-Company Worker Shot Dead at Stafford County Property

Deputies arrested a 64-year-old suspect after a brief standoff at the home.

Overview

  • Authorities identified the victim as Michael Dodge II, 35, of Caroline County, who was working at the property for a mortgage company.
  • A coworker reported hearing gunfire over the phone and losing contact, prompting the response to the 600 block of Mountain View Road.
  • Deputies found Dodge shot multiple times and unresponsive in a driveway, then secured the area before engaging a person inside the home.
  • After a brief standoff, deputies arrested Donald Thomas, 64, of Stafford, on charges of first-degree murder and unlawfully shooting or wounding in the commission of a felony.
  • Thomas is being held at Rappahannock Regional Jail without bond as investigators continue to assess what led to the shooting.