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Portsmouth police: Woman turns herself in after deadly shooting, now faces murder charge

28-year-old Ra'Mya Stewart turned herself in to Chesapeake police late Christmas night. She's facing First Degree Murder and several gun charges.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A woman turned herself in to Chesapeake police after a man was shot to death in Portsmouth late Christmas night.

The shooting happened on Allard Road, a small street near Victory Boulevard, across from the Bide-A-Wee Golf Course.

Portsmouth police said they were called about the shooting a few minutes after 11 p.m. Initially, details were sparse, but reporters at the scene saw officers focusing their attention outside, to the side of a home on Allard Road.

Later, a PPD spokeswoman said Johnnie Freeman, 34, was the man who died.

They said 28-year-old Ra'Mya Stewart had turned herself in Christmas night, related to the investigation.

They didn't share any details about what happened, or a motive, but said Stewart was facing First Degree Murder, Use of a Firearm and Shooting in the Commission of a Felony charges.

She's being held without bond in the Portsmouth City Jail.

If you know anything that could help detectives solve the case, call the area's Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP or leave an anonymous tip online.

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