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Fairfax County police charged a 64-year-old Fair Oaks man with second-degree murder after his wife was found fatally shot inside a home late July 12.

Officers found Chisen Jameson, 60, with gunshot wounds to her upper body at a residence in the 12000 block of Washington Brice Road, police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Her husband, Leland Jameson, was taken into custody by detectives with the department’s Major Crimes Bureau. He was charged with second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, then held without bond at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center.

Police said their preliminary determination was that Leland Jameson shot his wife. That account remained an allegation, and the charges had not been adjudicated when police released information about the case.

The police response began with two calls to 911 on the night of the shooting. The first came at 10:21 p.m. from the Washington Brice Road block where the home is located. According to police, the call taker “could hear sounds consistent with a disturbance” before the call disconnected.

A second 911 call was received at 10:39 p.m., about 18 minutes after the first. Police did not identify who placed either call.

Responding officers found Chisen Jameson wounded inside the home. Police publicly identified her as the victim July 13.

Deputy Chief Brendan Hooke said investigators were not searching for another person in connection with the incident.

“The investigation is ongoing, but we do have a suspect detained, and there are no outstanding parties,” Hooke said.

Detectives continued interviewing people and processing evidence as part of the active investigation. Police had not established in the information released what circumstances preceded the shooting or whether investigators had identified a possible motive.

The supplied accounts also included no court disposition, plea, response from the defense or independent corroboration of the preliminary police determination.

Police asked anyone with information about the case to contact Fairfax County Crime Solvers at 866-411-8477 or submit information through the organization’s website.