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Posted on: July 14, 2023

[ARCHIVED] Norfolk Police arrest homicide suspect

NORFOLK, Va. (NPD) – Detectives have arrested and charged a man following a shooting on Hollister Avenue that left a man dead.

On July 3, 2023, around 10:07 p.m., Officers responded to the 2900 block of Hollister Avenue for the report of a gunshot disturbance. When police arrived, they found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. 

The man, later identified as 28-year-old Jalanu L. Colbert, was taken to the hospital where he died from his injuries on July 9th

As a result of the investigation, Leon M. Williams, 23, was charged with second-degree murder, and use of a firearm. 

Williams was taken into custody in the City of Virginia Beach on July 13th and is currently being held in Norfolk City Jail without bond.

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