NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A mother and son are now in custody following the death of a man in Newport News.
Police arrested a second person, 20-year-old Damian Guzman, in the death of 52-year-old Thomas Crawley.
The day after the shooting, police arrested Marlyn Nieves-Collazo.
Just before midnight on February 14th, court documents say ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection system, alerted investigators to shots fired on 28th Street. The call then upgraded to a shooting.
Court documents reveal police found 52-year-old Thomas Crawley on the sidewalk after getting shot several times. He told police officers his girlfriend shot him, but investigators had a hard time getting a name from him due to his injuries.
The next day, a neighbor came forward with information about the shooting.
He told police officers Crawley and Marlyn Nieves-Collazo dated. According to court paperwork, the neighbor encountered Nieves-Collazo’s husband, who asked if he knew what his wife did.
Documents say he told the neighbor Nieves-Collazo had an argument with Crawley. Then, she and her son, Damian Guzman, shot him multiple times.
The neighbor followed up with police again after speaking with Nieves-Collazo. Court documents say he recorded Nieves-Collazo saying she and her son shot Crawley.
Though, Nieves-Collazo told detectives only her son had shot Crawley.
Crawley died from his injuries on February 26th.
Now, Guzman and Nieves-Collazo face multiple charges, including second-degree murder and gun charges.
Guzman is due in court on March 20th for an attorney review.
