PORTSMOUTH, Va. - A man has been charged with second degree murder after a fatal shooting that happened Wednesday.
25-year-old Javon Simms has been charged with second degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, police said.
On Wednesday around 8:30 a.m., a man was shot and killed in the 1000 block of Cherokee Road.
The victim was identified as 37-year-old Khamarl Mahs.
Simms is currently being held at the Portsmouth City Jail.
