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Two men dead in apparent murder-suicide on Northampton Blvd.

Norfolk police say two men died in an apparent murder-suicide Tuesday night.
Credit: 13News Now

NORFOLK, Va. (WVEC) -- Norfolk police say two men died in an apparent murder-suicide Tuesday night.

Police were alerted to the shooting in the 6000 block of Northampton Boulevard around 7:15 p.m.

Officers arrived to find two abandoned cars in the eastbound lanes of the road. Not far from the cars, police found 27-year-old Dwight Walker Jr. and 25-year-old Shaquille T. Turner suffering from gunshot wounds. Both were pronounced dead on the scene.

Investigators believe that both men were driving their cars on Northampton Boulevard when there was a crash.

Police say after the cars came to a stop, Walker Jr. walked out of his car and shot Turner. He then allegedly shot himself.

This investigation remains ongoing and police encourage any community members or motorists who may have heard or witnessed the incident to contact the Norfolk Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.

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