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Tenant Kills Landlord In Virginia Home: Police

A 63-year-old Manassas woman was believed killed by her tenant over the weekend, authorities said.

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Joyce Francine Gould's lifeless body was found on the kitchen floor of a home on Minor Hill Road in Manassas on 4:20 p.m. Sunday, May 21, Prince William County police said.

Authorities determined Gould had been shot by tenant Roger Allen Foote, Jr., 61, a tenant in the home, they said. 

Foote was arrested by Fairfax County police early Monday morning. He was charged with murder and use of a firearm in commission of a felony, and held without bond.

The incident was isolated to the inside of the home and there was no threat to the community.

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