DANVILLE, Va. – A Danville grand jury has indicted Shannon Price for first-degree murder in the stabbing death of her boyfriend, Christopher France. Price is still being held in the Danville City Jail without bond.
France died early on the morning of July 5 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital after being stabbed by his girlfriend in Danville three weeks earlier.
Police responded to a 911 call for a stabbing victim in the 700 block of Melville Avenue at 1:00 a.m. on June 13. Officers found France lying in the street and bleeding from a stab wound to his arm. The Danville Lifesaving Crew transported France to Sovah Health – Danville and later transferred him to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
Police arrested Shannon Price that night. She was originally charged with malicious wounding.
Police said at the time that the 29-year-old Price and France, 27, had recently moved to Danville and were in a long-term domestic relationship.