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Man shot, killed in Newport News; woman detained

Medics pronounced the man dead at the scene. Police said a woman is detained.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Newport News police are investigating a shooting that left one man dead Saturday afternoon.

Police identified the victim as 30-year-old Wuintez Moore of the 300 block of 55th street.

The call came in around 2:04 p.m. in the 300 block 55th Street, according to dispatch, police said.

Officers found a man with a gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead at the scene by medics.

Police have detained a woman at the scene. 

Detectives are investigating the circumstances of this shooting.

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