PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Police have a man in custody who they had been looking for in connection to a 2015 cold case homicide.
Last month (January 2024), police were asking for the public's assistance in finding 32-year-old Vincent Taylor, Jr., who they named as a suspect in the unsolved case. They said he should be considered armed and dangerous.
On Monday, Feb. 5, police told us they had Taylor Jr. in custody and he was no longer wanted.
The homicide in question happened in April of 2015. On April 13, Portsmouth Emergency Communication received a 911 call requesting police and medical assistance to the 1900 block of Holladay Street in reference to a gunshot wound around 2:15 p.m.
When officers arrived, they found an unresponsive female, identified as Emily Spence, who had suffered from an apparent gunshot wound. She was taken to the hospital where she later died.
Before police had Taylor Jr. in custody, they said he was wanted for first degree murder, principals in the second degree, use of a firearm, conspiracy, possession of a firearm by a felon and burglary.
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