Staff Report —
A Tasley man has died from gunshot wounds sustained in the early morning hours of May 2, according to Accomack Sheriff Todd Wessells.
At approximately 1:08 a.m., the Accomack County Sheriff’s Office received reports of a subject who had been shot on Brainard Street in Parksley.
Upon arrival, deputies discovered a male subject lying on the garage floor with a gunshot wound. The subject was pronounced dead at the scene.
The victim has been identified as Joe Northam, 41, from Tasley. The body has
been transported to the Norfolk Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy.
Upon further investigation into this incident, Ambrose Knox, 30, from Parksley, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and use of a firearm during the
commission of a felony.
The Accomack County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Virginia State Police,
Onancock Police Department, Onley Police Department, and the Parksley Fire Rescue
Company.
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
through the website at www.accomackcountysheriffsoffice.org.
