One man wanted in a September 23 shooting death on Washington Avenue in Weldon is in custody in Franklin, Virginia, while a second man is still being sought.

Tyquan Brown was apprehended around 1 this afternoon by the United States Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force in the Virginia city. He was arrested without trouble and awaits extradition to Halifax County, Major Anzell M. Harris of the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office said this evening.

The sheriff’s office continues to seek Dashan Taylor in the case.

In the gallery from left: Brown and Taylor

Both men face first-degree murder charges in the shooting death of 48-year-old Lamar Lashley in the 900 block of Washington Avenue.

Taylor is considered to be armed and dangerous and should not be approached, the sheriff’s office has said. The shooting occurred around 10:45 p.m. 

Halifax County Central Communications received a call regarding shots fired and patrol deputies and criminal investigators responded. 

Central Communications received additional calls advising that a person later identified as Lashley was lying in the roadway next to a bicycle. Lashley had sustained multiple gunshot wounds.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Taylor is encouraged to contact Crimestoppers at 252-583-4444 or via its website