A Newport News man has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in May in Hampton.
Hampton police responded about 12:27 p.m. on May 19 to the 300 block of Catalpa Avenue, near the intersection with Kecoughtan Road, following a report of a shooting, according to a news release from police. Officers found 38-year-old Derrick A. Lindsay, of Hampton, lying in the road with multiple gunshot wounds.
Lindsay died at the scene.
Hampton police arrested Ahsan Javor Phillips without incident on Wednesday, a news release said. He is charged with second-degree murder, willful discharge of a firearm in public, reckless handling and possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony in connection with Lindsay’s death.
No further information about the shooting has been made available.
Gavin Stone, 757-712-4806, gavin.stone@virginiamedia.com
