A Virginia State Police special agent died Saturday after being shot by a man sitting in a car, and a suspect has been arrested after a manhunt, police said.

Travis A. Ball, 27, of Richmond, Virginia was arrested on Saturday morning and is being held without bond on charges in the shooting Friday night of Special Agent Michael T. Walter.

Walter was shot around 7.30pm Friday evening while on patrol with a City of Richmond police officer.

Walter was assigned to drug enforcement in Richmond and routinely partnered with the Richmond Police Department on investigations and patrols.

The officers observed a Chevrolet Cobalt pull up to a curb and park the wrong way on Redd Street and then pulled in behind the car in a marked police cruiser.

Special Agent Michael T. Walter (left) died after being shot Friday during a routine traffic stop. Travis A. Ball (right) was arrested on Saturday morning in the slaying

Crime Scene: Law enforcement investigates the scene of the shooting. Michael T. Walter, a Virginia State Police special agent, died after being shot by a man sitting in a car

Walter and a Richmond police officer approached a car that was parked the wrong way on Redd Street when shots rang out. The suspect fled on foot

Police recovered a handgun near the scene of the shooting. Walter was rushed to the hospital and died from his injuries early Saturday morning

The uniformed Richmond officer went to speak to the driver. Walter approached the passenger side of the car when a 'single shot rang out,' according to police.

The shooter then took off on foot, sparking an overnight manhunt by eight local, state, federal law enforcement agencies. He was described as a black male of medium build, 5'8" to 5'10", wearing a red button-up shirt and khaki cargo shorts.

The driver remained at the scene and was detained by Richmond Police, and police recovered the handgun near the Chevy Cobalt. The Richmond police officer was not injured.

Ball is seen being taken into custody on Saturday morning. US Marshals and Virginia State Police found him in a residence in Northumberland County, about 70 miles from the shooting

Walter was rushed to a hospital but succumbed to his injuries early Saturday morning, and was pronounced dead.

'Special Agent Walter was one of our brave men and women in uniform who risk their lives every single day to protect their fellow Virginians. We will be forever grateful for his service and sacrifice,' Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe said in a statement.

The suspected shooter Ball was found and arrested around 6am at a residence in Northumberland County, which is about 70 miles from Richmond.

Virginia State Police and US Marshals effected the arrest.

Ball is being held on charges that include malicious wounding and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Additional charges are pending.