VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – A Virginia Beach woman was in court Thursday for a preliminary hearing in connection to the death of her husband, an active-duty sailor.
Calvin Wang, 37, was discovered dead inside a home at the Lake Smith Condos on Bardith Circle on July 17, 2023.
WATCH: Bond denied for Christina Wang, accused of shooting & murdering husband in Virginia Beach
Police say he died from apparent gunshot wounds.
Detectives arrested his wife, 30-year-old Christina Wang, the Virginia Beach Police Department reported.
She’s been in custody at Virginia Beach City Jail and faces the following charges, according to police: second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
News
Search warrant details day Virginia Beach wife was arrested for husband's death
According to court documents, the couple had already filed for divorce. A complaint filed by Calvin Wang’s attorney, in relation to the pending divorce, claimed that his wife committed adultery.
A search warrant stated that on the day Calvin Wang was found, one of his co-workers was trying to find him and later came in contact with Christina Wang, who told him that she had shot her husband. She confessed to shooting him twice on July 15 – two days before police discovered his body.
On Thursday, a detective with VBPD testified that Christina Wang "had shot him on Saturday" which was July 15. The detective added that it was after an argument in which Christina Wang had slapped her husband, knocking off his glasses.
Also in the courtroom, according to the Commonwealth's Attorney's Office, was Calvin Wang's mother. She did not testify.
The couple has a son who was 6 years old at the time of his father's death. Authorities say he's staying with his paternal grandparents in Northern Virginia.
Just a couple of days before Calvin Wang’s death, there was a post from a Christina Wang on a social media page called “Are We Dating the Same Guy?” The post warned others that Calvin Wang was married.
Christina Wang's defense attorney, Roger Whitus, told News 3 after the hearing that "I recognize this is a tragic situation for all involved."
The judge said the case will go to a grand jury and he scheduled the next hearing for February 28.
