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21-year-old man shot and killed in Newport News

Officers found the victim shot several times at an apartment complex on Ridley Circle on Monday night.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Newport News police are investigating a homicide after they found a man shot to death late Monday night.

Police were called to the 600 block of Ridley Circle just before 11 p.m. That's where they found a 21-year-old man shot multiple times. 

Medics rushed him to the hospital, where he died a short time later. Police said the victim was 21-year-old Michael Marquice Samuels, of the 600 block of Ridley Circle.

This murder comes on the heels of an anticipated press conference with Newport News police Chief of Police Steve Drew.

On Tuesday morning, he's expected to present last year's crime statistics, department's accomplishments, and strategies for crime prevention this year.

If you know anything about Monday's homicide, police ask that you call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.

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