Stafford County man charged with murder of his grandfather

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A 911 call from a 24-year-old Stafford County, Virginia man reported he’d just shot and killed his grandfather.

Sunday morning, sheriff’s deputies responded to the Clearview Mobile Home Park and found 78-year-old Thomas Edward Ennis, Jr. unconscious — he’d been shot several times. Rescue personnel tried to save his life, but he was pronounced dead on the scene.

Nearby was 24-year-old Brandon Cohen. He was was arrested without incident, and charged with first-degree murder and use of a firearm in commission of a felony.

No other suspects are being sought, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office.

Cohen is being held without bond. Investigators have not disclosed possible motives for the homicide.

 

Neal Augenstein

Neal Augenstein has been a general assignment reporter with WTOP since 1997. He says he looks forward to coming to work every day, even though that means waking up at 3:30 a.m.

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