By Carol Vaughn —
The death of an Atlantic man found shot at a Tull Circle residence Saturday is being investigated as a homicide.
The Accomack County Sheriff’s Office at around 12:14 a.m. Saturday, March 28, received reports of someone being shot on Tull Circle in Atlantic, according to Sheriff Todd Wessells.
When deputies arrived, they found a man lying on the living room floor, suffering from a gunshot wound.
The victim, Cervone Copes, 42, of Atlantic, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The body was transported to the Medical Examiner’s Office in Norfolk for an autopsy.
The incident is being investigated as a homicide.
The Accomack County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Virginia State Police and the Parksley Police Department.
Anyone with information on this or any other crime is asked to contact the Accomack County Sheriff’s Office at (757) 787-1131 or (757) 824-5666, or tips may be submitted at www.accomackcountysheriffsoffice.org
