NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — A second man was charged in connection with a Feb. 17 shooting on Jefferson Avenue that killed one man and seriously injured another, according to the Newport News Police Department.
NNPD: 1 dead, 1 injured in Jefferson Ave. hotel shooting
Officers responded to the 10600 block of Jefferson Avenue in reference to a shooting at approximately 5:05 p.m. on Feb. 17. When officers arrived, they discovered two men suffering from gunshot wounds. They were both taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.
One victim, identified as 19-year-old Taurion Reed, succumbed to his injuries later in the evening.
On March 10, officers served warrants to 23-year-old Laron Jamont Williams Jr. in connection with the shooting. He was arrested at around 7:55 a.m. by Smithfield police on unrelated charges…