NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with a shooting that left a woman dead about a month ago, according to Newport News police.
Benjamin Carter, 29, of Newport News, was arrested on June 14 and charged with first-degree murder and several weapons offenses, police say.
Police say on May 25 around 11:21 p.m., officers responded to a shooting near 27th Street and Wickham Avenue. There, police say they found Karen Yvonne Watkins, 37, suffering from “at least one” gunshot wound. She died from her injuries at the hospital…