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Virginia man charged with killing realtor wife in tony DC suburb after multi-state manhunt

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Roger Bradford, 60, was charged with first-degree murder after his wife Lisa Bradford, 54, a real estate agent, was shot and killed at their home in Aldie, Virginia on Tuesday. A relative alerted authorities who found Lisa dead upon arrival; Roger had already fled the scene in a rental car. The manhunt spanned three states before Pennsylvania State Police apprehended him in Bedford, Pennsylvania around 3:15 p.m., roughly three hours after the initial report. Authorities suspect domestic motives but lacked information on prior incidents between the couple.

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On Tuesday, Roger Bradford, a 60-year-old man from Aldie in Loudoun County, Virginia, was charged with first-degree murder and use of a firearm in a felony for allegedly killing his wife, Lisa Bradford, a 54-year-old real estate agent. Deputies were alerted to the incident around noon by a relative who reported that Bradford had shot his wife. Upon arrival at their home on Quimby Oaks Place, deputies found Lisa dead; Roger had fled in a rental car.

A multi-state manhunt ensued as investigators tracked the vehicle northward through Virginia and Maryland into Pennsylvania. Roughly three hours later, Pennsylvania State Police apprehended Roger Bradford in Bedford, Pennsylvania, at around 3:15 p.m. Sheriff Mike Chapman stated that authorities believe this was a homicide but did not disclose any details about Roger's alleged criminal history beyond confirming its existence.

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A Northern Virginia real estate agent was shot and killed allegedly by her husband inside their home Tuesday, triggering a multi-state manhunt that ended hours later with his arrest in Pennsylvania, authorities said. uncertain

authorities → shoot → Pennsylvania

Roger Bradford, 60, of Aldie, was charged with first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony in the death of his wife, 54-year-old Lisa Bradford, the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office said. asserted

Office → charge → wife

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 during a news conference Tuesday. uncertain

Chapman → call → conference

When deputies arrived, they found Lisa Bradford dead. asserted

Bradford → arrive → ?

Her husband had already left in a rental car. asserted

husband → leave → car

Investigators tracked the vehicle as it traveled north, launching a search that stretched through Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania. asserted

that → track → Virginia

Pennsylvania State Police located Bradford and took him into custody in Bedford, Pa., at about 3:15 p.m., roughly three hours after deputies first responded to the home, FOX 5 DC reported. asserted

DC → locate → 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. asserted

investigators → believe → couple

“We just don’t know,” Chapman told reporters. asserted

Chapman → know → reporters

A handgun was used in the killing, but authorities had not recovered the weapon as of Tuesday afternoon. asserted

authorities → use → afternoon

No one else was believed to have been inside the home at the time of the shooting. asserted

one → believe → 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. asserted

children → attend → death

Bradford also has some prior criminal history, though Chapman could not immediately provide details. uncertain

Chapman → have → details

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