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Murder suspect found dead in Hampton hotel room following barricade situation

Hampton SWAT members found 25-year-old Christopher Leon White Jr. dead inside a hotel room. Police say White was wanted for murder in Henrico County.

HAMPTON, Va. — The Hampton Police Division said a death investigation is now underway after a wanted man was found dead inside a hotel room in Coliseum Central.

Authorities said that around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Hampton Police, along with Henrico County investigators and the US Marshals Taskforce, went to the Red Roof Inn on Coliseum Drive in search of 25-year-old Christopher Leon White Jr. of Richmond, a murder suspect who was in one of the hotel rooms.

The Hampton SWAT Team, as well as the Crisis Negotiation Team, were called in after officials learned White was armed and had barricaded himself inside.

Hampton SWAT members eventually made their way into the hotel room, where they found White dead.

White had been wanted in connection with a homicide that happened in Henrico County on June 6.

The investigations into both the Henrico homicide and White's death remain ongoing.

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