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Man arrested in connection to Jefferson Street homicide

Portsmouth police
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PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A man was arrested Thursday in connection to a homicide on Jefferson Street which took place on Oct. 20.

Jamel Raiquon Jones, 27, was wanted on charges of first-degree murder, discharge of a firearm from a vehicle, malicious wounding, shooting across roadway, and discharge of a firearm in a public place.

Watch previous coverage: Shooting on Jefferson Street in Portsmouth leaves 1 dead, 2 injured

Shooting on Jefferson Street in Portsmouth leaves 1 dead, 2 injured

Officers were sent to the 2300 block of Jefferson St around 5:30 p.m. where they found a man shot. The man, who was later identified as 44-year-old Danyelle Akoya Lee, died later as a result of his injuries.

Two other men were treated as a result of the shooting but survived, police say.

Jones is currently in custody and being held without bond.