About the Case:
On December 5, 2013, at 10:42 a.m., the Virginia State Police responded to a report of an accident involving a vehicle and an unoccupied house at 27441 Gargatha Landing Road in Accomack County, Virginia. Upon arriving on scene, first responders observed Steven Pettit seated in the driver's seat of the vehicle. He was deceased from an apparent gunshot wound to the right side of his head. It is believed that Mr. Pettit was killed around midnight on December 5, 2013. The Medical Examiner reported that Mr. Pettit would have died instantaneously from the gunshot, indicating that the shot likely occurred near the intersection.
ViCAP # 2014VSP00005
- Case Type:
- Homicide
- Incident Date:
- 12/05/2013
- Location:
- Accomack County
- Status:
- Active
