A retired mathematics professor has been arrested and charged in Virginia after authorities say he fatally shot his wife, an airline meteorologist.
Fairfax County police said officers were called to a residence in Fair Oaks, where they discovered 60-year-old Chisen Jameson with gunshot injuries. Investigators said she had contacted 911 before the shooting, and audio from the emergency call captured sounds believed to be gunfire in the background, FOX 5 reported.
Leland Jameson, 64, was taken into custody and charged with second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Jameson is a former George Mason University professor and earned his doctorate from Brown University.
Leland Jameson, 64, has been charged with second-degree murder and a firearm-related felony in connection with the fatal shooting of his wife, Chisen Jameson. (Getty Images and Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office)
Authorities said Leland Jameson also called 911, describing a domestic dispute involving his wife and telling dispatchers he was unsure how seriously she had been injured.
Investigators reported recovering several firearms from inside the couple’s home.
An All Nippon Airways (ANA) Boeing 787 is pictured at New Chitose Airport on March 18, 2018, in Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan. (Manabu Takahashi/Getty Images)
Chisen Jameson worked as a meteorologist for Japan’s All Nippon Airways at Dulles Airport.
The airline said in a statement it is heartbroken by the loss of Chisen Jameson.
A Washington Dulles International Airport Metro station sign in Dulles, Virginia, seen on Nov. 15, 2022. (Eric Lee/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
“All Nippon Airways is heartbroken by the loss of our colleague. She was a valued member of our team and her passing has deeply affected everyone who knew and worked with her,” a spokesperson for Japan’s All Nippon Airways said.
The couple has two grown sons, both of whom also live in Northern Virginia.
