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UPDATE: Police arrest man in James City County double shooting investigation

Officers found a 22-year-old lying in the street unresponsive near Ironbound Park. Another man had his friend drive him to the hospital after being shot in the leg.

JAMES CITY COUNTY, Va. — The James City County Police Department arrested a suspect after a man was killed and another was shot in the leg near Ironbound Park Sunday night.

The county's police department said responders were called to the 200 block of Alesa Drive around 9:15 to help someone who had been shot.

A spokesperson said when officers got there, 22-year-old Diamont’e Malik Brown, of York County, was "found unresponsive lying in the street."

Responders took Brown to Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center (SWRMC), and doctors there pronounced him dead.

Police said a second 22-year-old had been shot in the leg that night. A friend drove him to SWRMC before police got to the crime scene.

Investigators said the victim who was shot in the leg is expected to be okay.

On Tuesday, the police department arrested Naieveo Alidro Hairston, 42, of Newport News. He was at a motel in Newport News.

Hairston is facing two counts of use of a firearm in commission of a felony, malicious wounding, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, murder and robbery. 

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