Late on the night of Saturday, August 22, and into the early morning of Sunday, August 23, 2026, a shooting at the Extended Stay America Suites on Salem Drive in Bristol, Virginia, left two women dead: 35-year-old Andrea Mallory and 54-year-old Brenda Tackett. Police were called about 2:40 a.m. after reports of a man with a gun. Officers found one victim in the hotel parking lot and the other inside a room; both died of apparent gunshot wounds.

As officers were securing the scene they came under fire from a ground-floor room. The shooter, identified as 47-year-old Antonio A. Megginson, exchanged gunfire with police, barricaded himself and prompted a multi-agency response including SWAT teams. He was taken into custody around 9:04 a.m. and charged with felony attempted murder of a law enforcement officer; the Virginia State Police led the probe and further charges in the deaths were expected.

If anyone was in or around the Extended Stay America on Salem Drive that night or has information about Andrea Mallory, please share what you know.