Virginia Dad Gunned Down Ex-Wife's New Fiance in Front of Their Kids During 'Safe Drop': Prosecutors

A Virginia man shot and killed his ex-wife's fiance and his friend in a police department parking lot during what was supposed to be a safe place to exchange their children.

Jordan Daniel Pierce, 45, is charged with two counts of second-degree murder in the shooting deaths of 31-year-old Jeffrey Alan Catron and 29-year-old Brian Christian Sledd. The shooting occurred at about 5:13 p.m. on March 2 in the rear parking lot of the Vinton Municipal Building, WFXR-Fox reported.

According to court documents, Pierce was dropping the couple's three children in what is designated a "safe drop location." Pierce opened fire in front of his three sons, firing 13 shots. Two Roanoke County Firefighters also witnessed the shooting, WFXR-Fox reported.

Catron was engaged to Pierce's ex-wife, and Sledd was described as a friend, according to WDBJ-7. The two men died in the police department parking lot.

The "safe drop locations" was unveiled in 2017. It is denoted with green paint and signs. There is a sign and a visible surveillance camera. The area is under surveillance 24 hours a day, the station reported.

Pierce was arrested at the scene and was being held in Roanoke County Jail.