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Norfolk police make arrest in murder of William & Mary football player

Officers said Kri'Shawn Beamon of Chesapeake shot and killed Nate Evans. Evans was a running back at the College of William & Mary.

NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk police officers said they arrested the person who shot and killed a college football player on March 21.

Chesapeake man has been arrested on charges stemming from a shooting on West 43rd Street in Norfolk that killed a William & Mary football payer last week. 

Kri’Shawn D. Beamon, 20, is accused of murdering Nate Evans. Evans was a running back at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg.

Norfolk police found Evans shot on the sidewalk at West 43rd Street and Colley Avenue around 11:50 p.m. on March 21. Evans died there.

Officers took Beamon into custody at his home in the 3500 block of Coleshill Lane in Chesapeake on Monday afternoon.

Credit: Norfolk Sheriff's Office

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Beamon is charged with Second-degree murder, Robbery, and two counts of Using a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony. He was being held at the Norfolk City Jail without bond Tuesday afternoon. 

If anyone has any information about this incident, call the Norfolk Crime Line at Line 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.

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