VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A woman has been arrested and accused of shooting her 90-year-old father to death in a home on Rodney Lane Wednesday morning, according to Virginia Beach police.
According to court documents obtained by WTKR News 3 anchor Kurt Williams, police were made aware of the deadly shooting after dispatchers were called by 43-year-old Jennifer Mulligan who said "that she shot her dad."
When officers arrived at the home in the 500 block of Rodney Lane, they found 90-year-old Woodard McClure dead "with a gunshot wound to the head,” court documents say.
Police say Mulligan has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder and use of a firearm in commission of a felony.
Police confirmed to WTKR News 3 that McClure and Mulligan both lived in the home on Rodney Lane.
Kurt went to the Avalon Hills area the day after the shooting, where neighbor Val Comstock told him she’s still processing what happened. She says the neighborhood is usually quiet and peaceful, but on Wednesday, it was the scene of police cars, investigators and crime tape blocking off a home on her street.
“I was just scared for everybody else that was here, I just didn't know… just overall, scared,” she said.
Kurt spoke with some other neighbors who did not want to go on camera, but they told him they know the family involved. They said they are saddened by this and shocked to hear the daughter is facing first-degree murder charges.
“That poor family, that's first thing I think of is everything that poor family is going through… my heart just goes out to them,” said Comstock.
Mulligan has already had her first court appearance and is due back in court Friday for a bond hearing.
