VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A Virginia Beach man who was found guilty of manslaughter for a 2020 shooting on Holland Road that left a 29-year-old man dead was sentenced on Tuesday.
According to a spokesperson for the Virginia Beach Commonwealth's Attorney's Office, 28-year-old Dornell Marcus Collins Jr., 28, was sentenced to serve 15 years in prison, which is the maximum sentence for these charges.
Collins, Jr. was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and possession of a firearm on school property, the Virginia Beach Commonwealth's Attorney said in March.
Police said the shooting happened on the night of July 22, 2020, in the 3300 block of Holland Road.
Nicholas Arthur Lutz, of Chesapeake, was walking home from a bar with a friend when prosecutors said they encountered Collins "and exchanged words with him."
At one point Collins took out a gun and shot Lutz multiple times, before standing over him and shooting Lutz again.
Collins was arrested several hours later, where he claimed the shooting was self-defense.
Prosecutors said a book bag left behind at the crime scene was linked to Collins, and bullets, casings, and the gun were all forensically linked to Collins.