Suspect surrenders in Prince George slaying

A Hopewell man surrendered to police yesterday in Friday's fatal shooting of an acquaintance in Prince George County.

Robert Edward Moore, 30, turned himself in about 11:15 a.m. and was charged with second-degree murder in the slaying of William Joseph Miller Jr., 39, who was found shot to death in the driveway of his sister's home in the 3700 block of Prince George Drive. Moore also was charged with using a firearm in the commission of murder.

"They did know each other," Prince George police Lt. Brian Kei said of the two men. He declined to say how.

About 4:40 a.m., a police officer discovered Miller's body facedown with gunshot wounds. The officer responded to that location after hearing multiple gunshots while handing a domestic situation about one-tenth of a mile away.

Miller had been involved in the earlier domestic incident, but he had walked from a car to his sister's house before police arrived. A person related to Miller whom police declined to identify was still with the car when the shots rang out.

"He was angry, upset," Kei said of Miller. "That's what prompted [the relative] to call police."

Kei said investigators are piecing together the motive for the crime.

In April 2002, Moore pleaded guilty in Hopewell to distributing cocaine and was sentenced to 15 years in prison with 11 years and 10 months suspended, according to court records.

In November of that year, Miller was convicted in Hopewell of robbery and malicious-wounding charges and sentenced to a total of 20 years in prison with 13 years suspended, records show.

Moore was being held at Riverside Regional Jail pending an upcoming court appearance.

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