Police in Newport News have arrested a man in connection with a deadly shooting in April.
On April 29, police responded to the intersection of 17th Street and Terminal Avenue at 2:15 a.m. and found Larry Leroy Wallace, 40, of Newport News, with gunshot wounds. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 2:50 a.m.
Dontreal Mattocks, 38, of Newport News, has been charged with second-degree murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a violent convicted felon. Police say he was arrested June 9, and details about what may have led to the shooting have not been released.
