Portsmouth police hold press conference about boy who was shot to death

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Portsmouth Police Department held a press conference to speak about a 10-year-old boy who died after he was hit by a stray bullet.

Keontre Thornhill was opening his bedroom window on Friday, April 26, when he was hit by a stray bullet , police say. The next day, police confirmed that he did not survive.

Police say a fight among teenagers outside the home, which is on Farragut Street, resulted in the gunfire that ended his young life.

At the conference, Detective Gino Jackson said they are still looking for a person of interest: 26-year-old Cleon Deonte Banks.

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=18usFh_0ssxez6V00 — Detective Gino Jackson with the Portsmouth Police Department holding up a picture of Keontre Thornhill (left) and a picture of Cleon Banks (right). Det. Jackson said Banks is considered a person of interest.

Police arrested 31-year-old Shawnday Nakisha Ross the day after the shooting. Ross is charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor in connection to the incident, police say.