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Police arrest, charge suspect in deadly Newport News shooting

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Police have made an arrest after a man was shot to death in Newport News.

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Paul Mulleano, a 39-year-old man from Newport News, was arrested in connection to the deadly shooting, according to police.

Just before 8 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27., ShotSpotter - technology that pinpoints where triggers are pulled - alerted police about shots fired in the 1100 block of 35th St., according to NNPD.

There, officers found a man who had been shot at least once. Police say he was taken to the hospital, but didn't survive. The man has since been identified by police as Jave Edwards Jr., 38, from Newport News.

Later, police identified Mulleano as a suspect in the shooting and asked the public for help in finding him. He was found in Hampton and arrested on Saturday, Feb. 10, police shared.

Mulleano is facing the following charges, police say: second-degree murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony and other weapons charges.

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