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Police investigating fatal shooting in Newport News

Newport News police responded to shots being fired at the 2000 block of Jefferson Ave.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A 23-year-old man is dead after being shot in Newport News on Saturday night.

The Newport News Police Department said it responded to gunshots fired at the 2000 block of Jefferson Avenue on Jan. 23, around 9 p.m.

When officers got on the scene they found a man suffering gunshot wounds. Officers said he was pronounced dead at 9:22 p.m.

Monday, police identified the victim as 23-year-old Devon Decarlos Carter, of Newport News.

If you have any information that could help detectives with the investigation, call 9-1-1 or the Crime Line at 1–888-LOCK- YOU-UP.

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