NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Police have identified Nekaybaw Ernestine Scott, 26, of Newport News, as the woman found dead in her apartment Tuesday after a welfare check.
Around 5:10 p.m. Tuesday, officers were called to the 4300 block of Newsome Drive to check on the welfare of a person, now identified as Scott. According to police, when they arrived they found Scott dead in her apartment.
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Police have not released any additional details. Anyone with information is asked to call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.
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