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Woman killed in Newport News shooting identified

Police said Janene Kellam died at the scene after the shooting. A man had to be taken to the hospital for treatment.

Newport News police identified the woman who was killed in a shooting Thursday night.

Police said they were called to a home in the 1300 block of 24th Street at 10:03 p.m. When officers arrived at the home they found 47-year-old Janene Kellam with a gunshot wound. She died at the scene.

A man was also injured at the home. He was taken to the hospital for treatment and has since been released.

Robert Greene said he was inside the home at the time of the shooting and described what happened as a home invasion.

"I was still laying down in bed, right, and they came up the steps and said, 'Give me the money,'" said Greene.

Greene said he then jumped out of bed. "I hid in the closet."

After everything unfolded, he told us he couldn't believe Kellam died and the other victim needed to go to the hospital.

"I looked out the doorway, and I saw a .45. You know, [the gunman] shot her in the head and injured my brother. Shot him in the face," said Greene.

There isn't any suspect information at this time, but police are continuing to investigate.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.

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