PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Police said Thursday that they caught the person they believe killed a teenager on Memorial Day.
Officers picked up Jamel Raiquon Jones, 24, in Chesapeake.
Officers said they were called around 2 p.m. Monday, May 31, to the 1400 block of Crawford Pkwy, for a report of a shooting.
That's where police found a 16-year-old boy who had died from a gunshot wound.
Initially, investigators said they were looking for 20-year-old Shawnise Marie Stephenson, describing her as a person of interest. Police later found Stephenson and said she was "no longer considered a person of interest at this time."
Jones faces the following charges:
- First-degree Murder
- Robbery (2 counts)
- Attempted Malicious Wounding
- Use of a Firearm (3 ocunts)
If you have any information about the incident, you're asked to call the Portsmouth Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit at (757) 393-8536. You also can call and leave an anonymous tip by calling the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP or leave a tip online at P3Tips.com.