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Mathews County Commonwealth’s Attorney T. Marie Walls was found dead in a home on Tuesday with a gunshot wound, according to Virginia State Police.
Mathews County Commonwealth’s Attorney found dead in home from gunshot wound
At the request of the Mathews County Sheriff’s Office, the Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation Chesapeake Field Office is conducting a death investigation in the 4500 block of New Point Comfort Highway in Mathews County. No suspect is involved as of now, according to police.
Walls was a lifelong Virginian who grew up in Williamsburg, according to her website. She attended Christopher Newport University, then lived on the Eastern Shore after graduating from law school at William & Mary. Walls was also the Executive Director of the Child Abuse Program at the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, according to her website.
This remains an open and active investigation.
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Newport News is seeking state support for a sailor housing project near the shipbuilding facility.
Newport News seeks state support for Sailor housing project near shipbuilding facility
The Homeport Hampton Roads project is aimed at providing better living conditions for sailors near Newport News Shipbuilding. It will feature 750 apartments and 10,000 square feet of retail space…