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Hampton police arrest person accused of fatally shooting 26-year-old man

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Posted at 7:12 AM, Aug 31, 2023
and last updated 2023-08-31 11:04:42-04

HAMPTON, Va. — Hampton police have charged and arrested a person accused of shooting and killing a man in the Phoebus neighborhood.

Police say just before 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 30, someone called about a shooting in the 100 block of Woodland Road, near the Woodlands Golf Course.

At the scene, police say they found a man who had been shot. They say he died at the scene, and have identified him as 26-year-old Hampton man De’Quan Studwell.

After investigating, police said they learned that Studwell was in an argument when the suspect shot him. The suspect left before police arrived.

On Friday, police shared that they arrested Jahmee Harris, a 21-year-old Hampton man, in connection to the shooting. Harris has been charged with the following, according to police: one count of 2nd Degree Murder and one count of Use of a Firearm in Commission of a Felony.

Anyone with information about the shooting is encouraged to call police at 757-727-6111 or the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.

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