CLYMER – A Virginia man, the primary suspect in the murder of former Sherburne-Earlville High School Principal Keith Reed Jr., was apprehended over the weekend, and a handgun discovered in his 2003 Buick Century has been sent for ballistic tests to see if it matches Reed’s wounds, according to the Jamestown Post-Journal.

The suspect, Anthony R. Taglianetti II, was taken into custody Friday afternoon near Shenandoah Valley National Park in Virginia. Reed had been serving as the Clymer Central School District superintendent since leaving Chenango County in November of 2011.

Chautauqua County Sheriff Joe Gerace, reported the Post-Journal, could not confirm the handgun was the one used to fire the three gunshots that took Reed’s life on the night of Sept. 21, although he did say he believed Taglianetti and Reed “were not unfamiliar with each other,” and may have shared electronic correspondence.