NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A Newport News man was arrested on charges including second-degree murder after a July shooting on 23rd Street left a man dead.
Linwood Lee Perkins Jr., 45, was charged with second-degree murder, using a firearm in commission of a felony, possession of a firearm by a non-violent felon, reckless handling of a firearm and shooting a firearm in a public place.
Perkins is accused of shooting 39-year-old Leroy Clyburn Jr. early in the morning on July 24.
He is currently being held in the Newport News City Jail.
This is a developing story.
