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Newport News man sentenced to 5 years for shooting into VB home, hiding rifle

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – A Newport News man has been sentenced to five years for shooting into a Virginia Beach home and then trying to hide his rifle in a trash can in May 2022.

David White (Photo Courtesy: Virginia Beach Circuit Court)

Online court documents show David White was sentenced to 10 years with eight years suspended for attempted malicious wounding, and three years for use of a firearm. White also received five years of indefinite supervision.


These charges stem from an incident in May 2022 in the 5800 block of Roxbury Pl. Police say White shot into a home in Virginia Beach and stashed the AR-15-style rifle used in the shooting in a trash can.

Police say no injuries were reported in the incident.