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Two men dead following shooting inside Newport News apartment

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Posted at 9:57 PM, Sep 12, 2022
and last updated 2022-09-17 18:31:08-04

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Newport News Police are investigating a deadly double shooting.

On Monday at 8:30 p.m., officers responded to the 700 block of 44th Street where they found two people inside an apartment suffering gunshot wounds.

According to their investigation, shots were exchanged between 32-year-old Terrance Kendale Ferebee and 20-year-old Takaree Nijinn Allen in the apartment.

Allen was pronounced dead at the scene and Ferebee was taken to the hospital in critical condition, where he later succumbed to his injuries.

According to police, the shooting appears to be a result of domestic-related issues with a third party.

Police are holding a C.A.R.E. Walk (Community Awareness, Reconnection, & Education) Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. at 44th and Madison Avenue. Detectives and officers will be on hand to offer support.

The shooting is under investigation and no charges have been filed at this time.

If you have any information regarding this incident, please call 911 or the Crime Line at 1–888-LOCK-U-UP (1–888–562–5887), or submit a tip online