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Virginia Realtor Shot Dead at Home; Husband Charged With Murder After Multi-State Manhunt
Roger Bradford, 60, was arrested in Pennsylvania about three hours after deputies found his wife, real estate agent Lisa Bradford, shot dead in their Aldie, Virginia, home. He faces first-degree murder and firearms charges.
A Northern Virginia real estate agent was shot and killed inside her home, and her husband has been charged with first-degree murder after a multi-state manhunt ended with his arrest in Pennsylvania, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said.
Roger Bradford, 60, of Aldie, was also charged with use of a firearm in the commission of a felony in the death of his wife, 54-year-old Lisa Bradford, according to the sheriff's office. He remained in Pennsylvania pending extradition to Virginia.
Deputies were called to a home in the 24000 block of Quimby Oaks Place shortly after noon after a relative contacted authorities, reported that Bradford was allegedly involved in his wife's death and asked them to check the home, Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman said at a news conference. When deputies arrived, they found Lisa Bradford dead. Her husband had already left in a rental car.
Investigators tracked the vehicle as it traveled north, launching a search that stretched through Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania State Police located Bradford and took him into custody in Bedford, Pennsylvania, at about 3:15 p.m., roughly three hours after deputies first responded to the home.
Authorities believe the shooting was domestic in nature, though investigators had not yet determined whether there had been previous domestic incidents involving the couple. «We just don't know,» Chapman told reporters. A handgun was used in the killing, but authorities had not recovered the weapon as of Tuesday afternoon.
Investigators still had extensive searches to conduct at the couple's home and of the rental vehicle Bradford allegedly drove after the killing. «We're still in the infancy of this case,» Chapman said. No one else was believed to have been inside the home at the time of the shooting.
The couple's three children — two attending college and another enrolled at a local high school — had been notified of their mother's death. Bradford also has some prior criminal history, though Chapman could not immediately provide details.
Lisa Bradford was a full-time Northern Virginia real estate agent who had been licensed since 2008, according to her Compass profile. She graduated from Miami University and spent a decade working for Ford Motor Company before beginning her career in real estate.
The sheriff's office said there was no continuing threat to the public.
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