SPRINGFIELD, Va. — A NASA employee has been charged with murder in the death of a Maryland National Guardsman.
Fairfax County police in Virginia say 52-year-old Michael Hetle was arrested Tuesday after the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Javon Prather.
Prather's mother told news outlets the pair were neighbors who had an ongoing dispute. Police didn't give a motive in the shooting.
Hetle has been charged with second-degree murder and using a firearm in the commission of a felony.
He is being held without bond. It was unclear whether he had an attorney to speak for him.
The Maryland National Guard and Gov. Larry Hogan tweeted condolences for Prather.
