Suspect arrested for last week's murder at a Petersburg motel

Bill Atkinson, The Progress-Index
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PETERSBURG — Police have arrested a man in connection with last week's reported homicide at a Petersburg motel.

Raymond Ruffin, age not given, was picked up Wednesday by police and the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force. He has been charged with second-degree murder, use of a firearm and possession of a firearm by a known felon.

Ruffin is accused of killing Brian Chambers, 54, May 24 at the Budget Motor Inn on Jamestown Road. Chambers ran a mobile tattoo service in the area.

So far this year, there have been five murders in the city with two arrests.

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