PORTSMOUTH, Va. — In Portsmouth, one man is dead after a shooting on Sunday morning.
Around 8:32 a.m. officers responded to the 1900 block of County Street for a reported shooting. Police said when officers got to the alleyway, 21-year-old Obie Holloway III was found with a fatal gunshot wound.
Investigators have arrested 27-year-old Julian Brim in connection to this homicide. He is charged with aggravated murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, shooting, cutting or stabbing with intent to maim and possession of a firearm by a violent felon.
Yvette Pierce is the co-pastor of Divine Deliverance Christian Center just down the street from where the shooting happened. As her team prepared for Sunday service, they saw police officers investigating Portsmouth’s latest homicide.
“The city, the area, the country, needs prayer," Pierce said. “At this point, it’s not a surprise because of where we are. But to be so close to the building, yes. My son came up and said he saw the police officers and things here. So it is a surprise that it’s getting so close to us.”
Pierce said crime is an ongoing concern for everyone in the community but she continues to hold onto her faith.