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Police: 19-year-old man dies in shooting at Newport News apartment complex

Newport News police say Rahymachel Martinez Baro was shot and killed outside of the Forest Landing apartments located in the 500 block of Purlieu Drive, on Saturday.
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Authorities are looking for answers after a shooting left a man dead early Saturday morning.

Newport News police said they got a call Saturday, Aug. 7 around 1:47 a.m. about shots fired in the 500 block of Purlieu Drive. That's located at the Forest Landing apartment complex.

When officers arrived at the scene they found 19-year-old Rahymachel Martinez Baro outside of the building and suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He died there.

Police have not released any other information at this time. The shooting remains under an ongoing investigation.

If you have any information on the incident that could help police with the investigation, you are encouraged to call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.

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