The son of a 75-year-old Springfield man found dead in his home on Tuesday has been arrested in his father’s death.
Fairfax County police said 53-year-old Richard Hanson is charged with murder in slaying of Gary P. Hanson at their home on the 7600 block of Chancellor Way.
Richard Hanson went missing after the Tuesday evening shooting. Police previously said he was considered an “endangered” missing adult and was not a suspect in his father’s death.
Richard Hanson was taken into custody shortly after midnight Wednesday in Scranton, Pa., said Officer Bud Walker, a Fairfax County police spokesman. Walker would not comment on how he was identified as the suspect in the slaying, only saying that “evidence and investigation” led authorities to him.
Officers reported to the family’s home at about 6 p.m. Tuesday for a report of a shooting and found Gary Hanson dead inside.
Richard Hanson was arrested by Scranton authorities and the U.S. Marshals Service. Fairfax detectives were in Pennsylvania on Thursday morning to interview him, Walker said.
Walker said he could not comment on a motive in the case.
When Richard Hanson was listed as missing, police said he was considered endangered for medical reasons. Police would not elaborate on the medical issues, citing privacy laws.
