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Police: Man turns himself in after shooting, killing cousin in Chesapeake

27-year-old Bobby Singleton was on the run after police say he shot and killed his cousin.
Credit: Chesapeake Police Dept.
Bobby Singleton

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Police said a man accused of shooting and killing a relative during a fight has turned himself in on Thursday.

The shooting happened Friday night just before midnight in the 1,000 block of Cascade Boulevard. Arriving officers learned a disturbance had broken out between several extended family members. At one point, 26-year-old Diquan Brown of Chicago was shot. He died from his injuries.

Police believe the gunman was Brown's cousin, 27-year-old Bobby Singleton of Portsmouth. Singleton is charged with the following:

  • 2nd Degree Murder
  • Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony (two counts)
  • Malicious Wounding
  • Shooting into an Occupied Dwelling   

Singleton was on the run. He turned himself in to officers and he is currently in the Chesapeake City Jail.

No further information has been released about this incident.

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