NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — A second suspect was arrested Thursday in connection with the July 2026 homicide on Teardrop Lane in Newport News, according to the Newport News Police Department.
As the investigation has progressed, the department arrested a 16-year-old boy on Sept. 17. He was charged with the following:
- First-degree murder
- Two counts of use of a firearm in the commissiob of a felony
- Robbery
- Assault: Shoot, stab, etc in the commission of a felony
The department confirmed that he won’t be identified due to his age. The combined resources of the department’s detectives, the public, technology and the U.S. Marshals Service task force led to this arrest.
At around 8:48 p.m. on July 17, officers responded to the 0 block of Teardrop Lane for a reported shooting. When officers arrived to the scene, they found two men with gunshot wounds.
One man killed, another seriously injured after shooting on Teardrop Lane in Newport News
One of them was discovered inside of a vehicle, and the second man was discovered on the ground near the vehicle. Both men were transported to a local hospital…