HAMPTON, Va. — The Hampton Police Division said officers arrested a suspect connected to a homicide that happened in May.
James Edward Pepper was charged with one count each of second-degree murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and discharging a firearm in public. He also got two capiases for probation violation.
The homicide happened on May 5 in the 2100 block of East Pembroke Avenue.
Officers found 39-year-old Deaunta Delanelo Lee Cooper at that location with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
On May 19, police identified Pepper as the suspect and said he was armed and dangerous.
