HOPEWELL, Va. -- Police said the suspect wanted in the slaying of a 17-year-old boy in Hopewell Thursday night was found dead in Petersburg early Sunday.
Police were called at 6:50 a.m. for a report of a possible suicide in the 1000 block of W. Wythe Street in Petersburg.
Officers found 18-year-old Keomonte Bland-White in a vacant house suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the head consistent with suicide, officials said.
"A weapon was recovered at the scene," officials said. "Hopewell Police are continuing their investigation to determine others possibly involved and motive."
Police previously said Bland-White was "considered armed and extremely dangerous" and known to have ties to Petersburg and Norfolk.
Bland-White was wanted in deadly shooting in the 800 block of Spruce Street just after 8 p.m. Thursday.
When police arrived, they found 17-year-old Orlando Monroe Jr. of Hopewell unresponsive and suffering from apparent "gunshot-related trauma." He was pronounced dead by Hopewell Fire and EMS.
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Crime Insider sources said Monroe and the suspect knew each other.
Monroe's mother was too distraught to talk Friday and was visibly shaken by the shocking shooting death of her teenage boy.
“No one deserves to go out like that,” said Michael McLawhorn, who tried helping the teen in the moments after the shooting. “Stop shooting people. Put your hands up like we did back in the day."
Anyone with information about the case was asked to call Lead Detective Shawn Grant of the Hopewell Criminal Investigations Unit at 804-541-2284. Those with information who wish to remain anonymous can call the Hopewell Prince George Crime Solvers hotline at 804-541-2202 or provide their tip using the P3tips mobile app.
This is a developing story, so anyone with more information can email newstips@wtvr.com to send a tip.
