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Virginia Beach Police investigating homicide after man found dead; suspect taken into custody

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Posted at 5:29 AM, Jun 11, 2021
and last updated 2021-06-11 15:34:25-04

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - A man has been arrested in connection with an early morning homicide in the 500 block of Fountain Lake Drive Friday.

Around 1 a.m. 1:00 a.m., Virginia Beach Police responded to a call for service in the area for a report of a gunshot wound. Officers found the victim, a man, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

With help from several 911 callers who provided crucial information regarding the location of the fleeing suspect responding officers took 36-year-old Abdiel Quinones-Berrios into custody without further incident.

Quinones-Berrios has been charged with second-degree murder and use of a firearm in commission of a felony.

He is being held in the Virginia Beach City Jail without bond.

This incident remains under active investigation by the VBPD Homicide Unit.

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