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Police investigate after man killed in Newport News

Posted at 4:54 AM, Sep 03, 2019
and last updated 2019-09-03 11:37:55-04

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Police in Newport News are investigating a shooting that left one man dead early Tuesday morning.

According to officials, the shooting happened around 2 a.m., and police responded to the 3000 block of Roanoke Avenue after gunshots were heard by residents in the area.

Police would end up in the 1100 block of 30th Street after an additional call to dispatch revealed a man, 26-year-old Heath Kevin Willaims, was shot in the area.

Officers arrived on scene and located Williams suffering from gunshot wounds.  He was pronounced deceased by medics at 2:06 AM.

Williams lived in the 1000 block of 32nd Street.

Police are still investigating the shooting.

If you know anything about this homicide, call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP (1-888-562-5887) or go online at P3tips.com.

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