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Woman kills man at Chesterfield apartment in what police call 'justifiable homicide'

Woman kills man at Chesterfield apartment; police deem 'justifiable homicide'
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CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. β€” Chesterfield police have identified a 38-year-old man who was shot and killed during a domestic dispute Thursday morning as Eddie Hairston III.

Officers responded to a Moores Lake Road apartment at about 4:07 a.m. for a report of an assault with a deadly weapon.

There they found Hairston, who lived in the 12300 block of Moores Lake Road, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

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A woman in the residence shot Hairston during a domestic dispute after he had assaulted her and threatened her life with a gun, police said.

Police continue to investigate the circumstances, but the incident is currently being classified as a justifiable homicide.

Anyone with information should contact the Chesterfield County Police Department at 804-748-1251 or Crime Solvers at 804-748-0660.

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