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Man dies at hospital after Newport News shooting, police investigating

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Posted at 6:11 AM, Jul 24, 2021
and last updated 2021-07-26 12:31:14-04

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - The Newport News Police Department is investigating after a 39-year-old man was killed in a shooting early Saturday morning.

According to police, at 2:23 a.m., officers were called to the 1000 block of 23rd Street in reference to a shooting. When they arrived, they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound.

The man was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries, where he later died.

On Monday the man was identified as Leroy Clyburn Jr.

Police are still investigating the incident.

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