NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Police are investigating after a fatal shooting took place Friday night.
Officers were called to the 1100 block of 32nd Street around 10:10 p.m. on a report that a woman was knocking on doors yelling that someone was about to shoot a woman. As officers were responding to the location, a shooting was reported.
When police arrived they found a female victim with what appeared to be at least one gunshot wound.
Medics pronounced the woman deceased at the scene. She was later identified as 26-year-old Naisha Singleton of Newport News.
Witnesses gave officers a description of the suspect and the suspect's vehicle and officers broadcast the descriptions to all police units.
As a result, a detective saw the suspect's car in the 600 block of 26th Street and following it onto I-664 northbound and then onto I-64 westbound.
Virginia State Police and other Newport News Police officers responded to help stop the suspect.
Police attempted to stop the car on I-64 westbound at the Jefferson Avenue exit. The driver did not stop for police for a short distance until the vehicle crashed near the Denbigh Blvd. overpass.
The car was traveling between 60 and 65 miles per hour before it crashed. The speed limit on the interstate in that area varies between 55 and 60 miles per hour.
When officers approached the vehicle they discovered the driver was suffering from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The suspect was transported to a local hospital by medics where he died from his injuries around 3:30 a.m. He was later identified as 32-year-old Reginald Langley of Newport News.
I-64 westbound lanes were closed at Denbigh Blvd. during the investigation and a detour was set up at the Jefferson Ave. exit.
According to police, the victim and suspect were known to each other. Police did not specify what their relationship was.
The investigation remains ongoing.
If you know anything that could help police investigate call Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.
