The Danville Police Department is investigating a Saturday evening shooting termed as “domestic in nature” that left a 27-year-old Pelham, North Carolina, man dead.

Police were called to the area of Chatham Avenue at about 8 p.m. Saturday after receiving reports of shots fired, according to a news release from the Danville Police Department.

Responding officers discovered the victim, Dontes Lasedric Simpson, suffering from apparent gunshot wound in a wooded area off the road.

Simpson was taken to Danville Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

The body will be sent to the Medical Examiner's Office in Roanoke for an autopsy.

“At the time of this release, it appears that this incident is domestic in nature,” police said. “The investigation is active and ongoing.”

The shooting marks the third homicide this week in Danville. on Tuesday evening, Allen Wayne McFall Jr., 47, and John Henry Stewart Jr., 35, were found dead in an apartment on Hughes Street, also suffering from gunshot wounds.