NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Newport News Police are investigating after a man was found dead inside a car early Monday morning.
At 1:12 a.m., police said they got a call about an unspecific problem in the 500 block of Coral Court.
Once they arrived, officers located a male slumped over inside a gold vehicle with a gunshot wound to his upper body.
He died at the scene. Police have identified the victim as 23-year-old Derrius Franklin of Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Investigators are calling this a homicide.
They’re still investigating the circumstances surrounding this incident. There is no suspect information at this time.