Police say 30-year-old Cola Beale is facing charges in connection with this homicide investigation on Sewells Point Road in Norfolk, along with two other recent homicides in Virginia Beach. Beale was arrested in Hampton just before midnight on March 30.
Read details on the investigation and his arrest at this link.
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Police say they’re investigating a homicide after a Virginia Beach man was found dead inside a Norfolk home on Monday afternoon.
32-year-old Downing McLean was pronounced dead after officers responded around 3:35 p.m. at a home in the 3000 block of Sewells Point Road, where it intersects with Robin Hood Road.
Norfolk police didn’t originally release how they believed McLean died, but said in a press release that he had “life-threatening injuries.”
On Wednesday, a police spokesman told 10 On Your Side that they are not releasing the cause of death at this time.
WAVY TV 10 followed up with police again on Thursday and Sgt. William Pickering confirmed McLean died from gunshot wounds.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Norfolk Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP or submit a tip through the P3Tips mobile app.