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Man arrested in connection to the death of Kecoughtan High School teacher

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HAMPTON, Va. — Hampton police have arrested a suspect in connection to the death of a high school teacher.

Calvin Jackson, 46, from Newport News, turned himself in on Tuesday, Feb. 27, according to police.

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Woman killed in shooting on Wendell Drive was Kecoughtan High PE teacher: HCS

Heather Eckstine

On June 25, 2023, police found 45-year-old Joi Kimitra Brown - a Kecoughtan High School health and PE teacher - shot and killed in a home on Wendell Drive, according to police. Police say they also found a man with serious injuries at the home. He was taken to the hospital for treatment, police say.

Police say that the shooting appeared to be a domestic-related incident.

Jackson is facing the following charges, according to police: second degree murder, use of a firearm in commission of a felony, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and shooting into an occupied dwelling.