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Woman found shot to death in Portsmouth apartment identified, person of interest sought

Posted at 11:04 PM, Dec 01, 2015
and last updated 2015-12-09 11:34:51-05

Portsmouth, Va. - A  woman found dead inside of a Portsmouth apartment has been identified.

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Police are looking for 52-year-old Darryl Faine, who has been identified as a person of interest.

Officers found 26-year-old Monique N. Landis inside of the apartment with a gunshot wound to the upper body.  Landis was pronounced dead at the scene.

Just before 12:45 p.m. on December 1, police were called to check on the welfare of Landis in an apartment in the 3600 block of Gateway Drive.

Police are looking for 52-year-old Darryl Faine, who has been identified as a person of interest. They believe he has vital information that could help them in this case.

Police say there is no clear motive in this case right now.

No other details have been released.

If you have any information that could help police, please call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.