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Man charged with murder in connection with shooting death of Portsmouth man

A shooting on Dunkirk Street left a 26-year-old man dead. He is the second person to die in a violent crime in Portsmouth in less than 24 hours.
Credit: Portsmouth Police Department
Devontae Robinson, 26, was arrested and charged Tuesday with second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony by Portsmouth Police Department in connection with the murder of Reginald Lamont Smith II Tuesday, November 6.

For the second time in less than 24 hours, a person was killed in Portsmouth.

Police identified the victim of a deadly shooting in the 6200 block of Dunkirk Street as 26-year-old Reginald Lamont Smith II of Portsmouth.

Police have made an arrest in the homicide investigation. Devontae Robinson, 26, was arrested and charged Tuesday with second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.

Portsmouth police said the latest incident happened shortly before 12 p.m. When police arrived, they found Smith suffering from a life-threatening gunshot wound to his upper body.

Smith died at the scene.

Credit: Brian Smith, 13News Now

Early Tuesday morning, a man was stabbed and killed in the 800 block of Stratford Street. Late Monday night, a man was hurt seriously in a shooting in the 3800 block of Sugar Creek Circle.

Police have not said if any of the crimes are connected.

If you have any information about any of these shootings, you're asked to call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.

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