VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Police officers said what started as a call about something suspicious at a motel led them to a murder investigation and an arrest.
Someone told Virginia Beach officers that there was something odd taking placing at the Red Roof Inn at 196 Ballard Court around 10:30 a.m. on February 9.
Detectives went to the motel and found a crime scene. They began a homicide investigation which led them to 42-year-old Melissa Nanette Diaz. Police arrested her in the 500 block of Brian Ave.
Diaz was charged with second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
Authorities later identified the man who was killed as 36-year-old Steven Eddie Wynn. An investigation is ongoing.