NORFOLK, Va. - Norfolk Police have arrested a 21-year-old man they say shot another man to death inside a hotel roomat the Quality Suites Lake Wright Thursday morning.
Around 9 a.m. on October 14, police responded to the hotel, located at 1521 Premium Outlets Boulevard, for the report of a gunshot victim.
When officers arrived on scene, they found 33-year-old Matthew S. Philbrick inside a hotel room suffering from a life-threatening gunshot wound.
Philbrick was pronounced dead at the scene.
Detectives have charged Gary D. Toone Jr. with second-degree murder and use of a firearm.
Toone is currently being held in the Norfolk City Jail with no bond.
The motive and circumstances surrounding this incident have not been released.
#NorfolkPD is currently investigating a homicide at the Quality Suites Lake Wright. A man was found inside a hotel room suffering from a gunshot wound; he was pronounced deceased at the scene. Call came in around 9:05 a.m. Submit a tip https://t.co/fWb8wXvxe5. pic.twitter.com/jEJEIWHL9l
— Norfolk Police Dept (@NorfolkPD) October 14, 2021
