CHESAPEAKE, Va. — The Chesapeake Police Department said a man was shot and killed in the Edmonds Corner area of the city Wednesday evening.
According to the police department, the incident happened in the 2500 block of Lanier Street, which is off Atlantic Avenue.
Around 6:50 p.m., police responded to a report of shots fired. At the scene, police found 42-year-old Lavance Flora suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said 43-year-old Johnnie Warner III has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
The shooting remains under investigation.
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