Keeling, Virginia

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Keeling
Keeling is located in Virginia
Keeling
Keeling
Location within the state of Virginia
Coordinates: 36°43′12″N 79°17′18″W / 36.72000°N 79.28833°W / 36.72000; -79.28833
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPittsylvania County
Elevation
705 ft (215 m)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1493156[1]

Keeling is an Unincorporated area in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States.

History

On August 28, 2019, three people were found shot to death in a house on Keeling Drive: the suspect's mother, 62; sister, 25; and the sister's son, 1. The suspect, 18-year-old Matthew Bernard, was arrested after a chase by police, during which he was running around nude. The 25-year-old woman killed was married to longtime Tampa Bay Rays minor league pitcher Blake Bivens, who was the father of the deceased child.[2]

References

  1. "Keeling, Virginia". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "New details emerge in Virginia triple homicide involving pitcher Blake Bivens' family". WSB-TV. August 28, 2019.