Police looking for 'armed and dangerous' man wanted for Virginia double homicide

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, Va. -- The Brunswick County Sheriff's Office announced Tuesday it was looking to arrest Joseph Lee Powell in connection to a weekend double homicide .

Powell, 37, of Virginia was already wanted in Brunswick County for a probation violation.

He is now also wanted for:

• Murder
• Use of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony
• Possession of a Firearm by a Violent Convicted Felon.

Watch: Man arrested in connection to deadly shooting on Fox Creek Court

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The sheriff's office said Powell should be considered armed and dangerous.

He has connections to Brunswick County, Richmond, and Chesapeake.

Provided to WTVR

Investigators have not yet released the identities of the man and woman found dead near Blue Bird Road on Sunday morning.

"The identities of the victims are still unconfirmed and proper family notifications have not occurred, so their names will not be provided to the public at this time," Brunswick Captain Joey Lopresti said.

The Crime

The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call at 9:20 a.m. regarding a man's body found in a ditch.

During the investigation, a woman’s body was located approximately 400 yards away, on the opposite side of the road.

Both victims had been shot multiple times.

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Woman found shot to death in her Hampton home; police open homicide investigation

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James Holmes, who lives near the crime scene, expressed concern over the shooting.

“You don’t expect that here, you know, you don’t ever see that around here,” he said.

Neighbor Bev Menier echoed his sentiments.

“Well I was shocked,” she said. “I thought, that’s sad to be shot and just dumped on the road like that.”

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“My heart goes out to their family, so praying for their family, I know that’s got to be very difficult,” Menier added.

“Nobody deserves nothing like that, people just don’t care no more, they just don’t care,” Holmes said.

If you have information about the case or Powell's whereabouts, please contact Captain Joey Lopresti at the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office at 434-848-3133.

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