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Arrest made months after deadly shooting on Hanson Avenue

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NORFOLK, Va. — An arrest was made months after a deadly shooting on Hanson Avenue, Norfolk police say.

Ty-Riq Q. Anderson-Gadsden, 26, of Norfolk, is charged with second-degree murder and use of a firearm, police say.

The charges are in connection to a shooting that happened on Nov. 4 in the 1300 block of Hanson Avenue. Police say when they arrived around noon, they found a man suffering from a serious gunshot wound.

The injured man was taken to a hospital where he later died. Police identified him as James E. Fortson Jr., 66, from Norfolk.

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Anderson-Gadsden was taken into custody on April 6 in Suffolk and is being held in Norfolk City Jail without bond, police say.