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Richmond police investigating homicide after missing Prince George man found dead

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RICHMOND, Va. — The body of a Prince George father who went missing more than a week ago was found on the Southside of Richmond on Sunday, a family member tells Crime Insider Jon Burkett.

Richmond Police said they are investigating 23-year-old Cameron Cole's death as a homicide.

His body was found in a wooded area in the 2100 block of Commerce Road.

Cole's car was discovered after it crashed during a police chase. It had been spray painted a different color.

Three people found in Cole's car were arrested in connection to another man's murder.Police said it was that homicide investigation that led them to where Cole's body was found.

Cole had been reported missing by his family in late April.

Family, friends, and volunteers continued their search for him over the weekend along Maury Street in Richmond's Blackwell neighborhood.

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