PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Over five years after police say a man was killed in Portsmouth, his son has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.
According to the City of Portsmouth, on Aug. 14, 2018, Tommie Lamont Banks went into the home of his father, 46-year-old Tommie Lamont Reynolds, with another family member. The two left Reynolds’ home, but Banks returned shortly after.
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After Banks returned, gunshots were heard from the home, and Banks was seen leaving after. Officers found Reynolds with a gunshot wound in his torso and pronounced him dead at the scene.
Banks was taken into custody shortly after and police investigated Reynolds’ death as a homicide.
On Wednesday, Banks pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the killing of Reynolds, according to the city.
He will be sentenced in February, the city says.
