Woman dead after being shot in Chesterfield

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- A woman is dead after police say she was shot in Chesterfield County early Saturday morning.

At 2:53 a.m. on Saturday, July 12, officers with the Chesterfield Police were called to the 4000 block of Belcourse Road.

When officers arrived, they found an unresponsive woman suffering from a gunshot wound.

She was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries and died shortly after.

Officials said there is no threat to the public, and her identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

Police continue to investigate this incident and ask anyone with information to contact the Chesterfield County Police Department at 804-748-1251.