Man found dead with gunshot wounds in Accomack County

ACCOMACK COUNTY, Va. – A homicide investigation is underway in Accomack County.

Around 4:11 a.m. on Saturday, October 15th, the Eastern Shore Emergency Operations Center received a call for an unresponsive male in the 16000 block of Savagetown Road, according to the Accomack County Sheriff’s Office.

When deputies arrived, they found an unresponsive man suffering from apparent gunshot wounds, police say. The man was later identified as 38-year-old Tabora Jermaine Bailey of Painter. Police say he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Bailey’s body has been taken to the Norfolk Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy. Meanwhile, anyone with information about this case is asked to contact the Accomack County Sheriff’s Office at (757) 787-1131, or (757) 824-5666. Tips may be submitted anonymously by clicking here.