CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA – Police continue to investigate a shooting that occurred in the 4000 block of J. Mitchell Jones Drive in Chesterfield County on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021.
Shortly before 8 p.m. on Dec. 5, police were called to the University Apartments at Ettrick for a report of a shooting. Officers located an adult male suffering from gunshot wounds. The victim, identified as Daniel N. Wharton, 19, of the 5300 block of Harbor Court Drive in Alexandria, was transported to a local hospital where he died as a result of his injuries. Wharton was a current student at Virginia State University.
Anyone with information about this shooting should contact the Chesterfield County Police Department at 804-748-1251 or Crime Solvers at 804-748-0660 or through the P3 app.
