BIG STONE GAP, Va. (WJHL) — New information has emerged from the Wise County Sheriff’s Office regarding a deadly shooting that took place Saturday in Big Stone Gap.
According to the sheriff’s office, deputies responded to a homicide report on Coronet Road. Upon arrival, they discovered 76-year-old Robert Rollins deceased inside a residence.
The investigation led authorities to identify Tyler Keaton Morrison, a 24-year-old from Big Stone Gap, as the suspect, as confirmed by the sheriff’s office.
Morrison faces several charges: first-degree murder, using a firearm during the commission of a felony, firing into an occupied building, and reckless firearm discharge.
He is being held without bond at the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail in Duffield, according to the sheriff’s office.
The shooting remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Criminal Investigative Division at 276-328-3756.