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Police arrest man in shooting death of woman near Lynnhaven Mall

Police arrested Courtney Ian Moreno in connection with the shooting death of Estella Hoggard. Hoggard was found shot inside her car near Lynnhaven Mall.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Courtney Ian Moreno, 41, was arrested Friday in connection with the shooting death of a woman near Lynnhaven Mall.

Virginia Beach police were able to get felony warrants fro Moreno Friday. Moreno, from Richmond, Virginia, was arrested in Henrico County.

The 41-year-old is being charged with use of a firearm in commission of a felony, possessing or transporting firearms by a convicted felon and murder.

The charges stem from the death of 37-year-old Estella Hoggard. 

Hoggard was found shot inside her car near the intersection of Golden Oak Court and S. Lynnhaven Road when a Virginia Beach police officer found her car in a parking lot during a routine patrol.

The officer found Hoggard suffering from a gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Moreno is being held in Henrico County Jail while he waits to be extradited back to Virginia Beach.

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