VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A man accused of killing a woman in Virginia Beach is in custody Thursday after evading officers during a police chase and manhunt overnight, according to the city's police department.
Deric Lee Jr., 42, is charged with second-degree murder, use of a firearm in commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Watch: Ring footage of police chase in Portsmouth neighborhood
Lee Jr.'s arrest comes following an extensive search that involved a police chase through three cities and a manhunt that prompted a shelter in place to be issued.
VBPD says around 10 p.m. Wednesday, officers were sent to the 3600 block of Harbinger Road following a report of a gunshot victim. That’s near the intersection of Rosemont Road and Lynnhaven Parkway.
There, police say they found Regina Banks, 63, of Virginia Beach, who had been shot. She died at the scene.
Watch: Police chase through 3 cities leads to crash, manhunt in Portsmouth neighborhood
VBPD quickly identified Lee Jr. as the suspect and tried to pursue him. State police, who helped in the pursuit, said Lee Jr. got onto I-264 and drove through Norfolk, Chesapeake and Portsmouth, then continued onto I-664 northbound towards the MMMBT.
When Lee Jr. reached a dead end in the West Norfolk area of Portsmouth around 10:30 p.m., he got out of the car and ran, police say. The car he left behind then crashed into the trees.
While a manhunt for Lee Jr. was underway, a shelter in place was in effect for more than two hours in the surrounding area between Cedar Lane and Tyre Neck Road.
Lee Jr. remained at large Thursday morning, but police say he was located and taken into custody in the afternoon.
VBPD thanked the agencies — U.S. Marshals, Virginia State Police, the Chesapeake Police Department, and the Portsmouth Police Department — for their help in Lee Jr.'s arrest.
Anyone with information is asked to call the VBPD Detective Bureau at 757-385-4101 or Crime Solvers at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP or P3Tips.com.
