Woman found dead in Virginia Beach home, police investigating homicide

VIRGINIA BEACH — Police are investigating a woman’s death as a homicide after discovering her body during a welfare check Thursday.

About 12:30 p.m., Virginia Beach police went to a home in the 6300 block of Shelby Lane, near Indian River Road and South Military Highway.

Officers found a woman’s body and said they believe her death was “domestic related,” Linda Kuehn, police spokeswoman, wrote in a news release.

Police said a suspect was in custody, but they did not identify the person or say whether charges had been filed.

Margaret Matray, 757-222-5216, margaret.matray@pilotonline.com