BREAKING NEWS: Charles Severance Charged in Murders of Lodato, Kirby, Dunning

The Alexandria Police Department has charged Charles Severance in the homicides of Ruthanne Lodato, Ron Kirby, and Nancy Dunning, according to a news release from the City of Alexandria Police Department.

He has been indicted on the following charges related to the three investigations:

• Nancy Dunning Case: First Degree Murder and Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony

• Ron Kirby Case: Capital Murder, Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony, Possession of a Firearm by a Felon

• Ruthanne Lodato Case: Capital Murder, two counts of Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony, Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, and Malicious Wounding

“This has been a complex and time-consuming investigation that has spanned almost 11 years,” the police department noted in its release. “The Alexandria Police Department would like to thank the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Virginia State Police, and area law enforcement agencies for their assistance.”

Watch a live news conference at 3 p.m. today at Alexandria Police Department headquarter webcast live and archived at www.alexandriava.gov/Police .

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