NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Officers with the Newport News Police Department responded to a shooting that left a man in the area of 23rd Street and Wickham Avenue Wednesday night.
Dispatchers received the call at 9:23 p.m. When police arrived at the scene, they found a 47-year-old man lying on the ground before it had been determined that he suffered from a gunshot wound.
Police said a witness who heard the shooting saw the victim on the ground and ran to the nearby fire station to alert medics.
The victim was pronounced dead at 9:27 p.m. He has been identified as 47-year-old Kelcey Wellons of the 900 block of 28th Street.
The investigation remains ongoing. There is no further information.
