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Portsmouth police investigating New Year's Eve homicide

Porstmouth Police FILE
Posted at 1:47 PM, Dec 31, 2022
and last updated 2023-01-01 20:55:26-05

UPDATE 8:53 p.m. 1/1/23

Sunday afternoon, Portsmouth Police officials said Nakisha Cuffee has been found and is no longer considered a Person of Interest at this time.

ORIGINAL STORY

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Portsmouth Police are investigating a shooting that left a man dead on New Year's Eve.

It happened just after 10:15 a.m. Saturday when police were called to the 1700 block of Atlanta Avenue for a shooting. When officers got there, they found William Jones, 34, with multiple gunshot wounds.

Jones was taken to a hospital where he died, police said.

Investigators said they're looking Nakisha Cuffee, 44. She is considered a "person of interest" in this case.

Police did not provide any other details about the case.