NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Newport News Police Department made an arrest on Tuesday in a 2023 homicide, officials say.
On June 17, 2023, officers were dispatched to the 400 block of North Chalice Court just before midnight on the report of gunshots. On arrival, they found 41-year-old Phillip Dewayne Murphy Jr. who was shot at least once. Murphy was pronounced dead on the scene.
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Gary Terrell Mack, 35 from Newport News, was arrested on Tuesday without incident. Mack was charged with first degree murder, discharging a firearm in public, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and use of a firearm in commission of a felony.
NNPD Police Chief Steve Drew said technology and the community's assistance were key factors in the investigation.
