ACCOMACK COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — A New Church man has been charged with shooting and killing a 42-year-old man in Accomack County, police say.

The Accomack County Sheriff’s Office received reports of a shooting on Tull Circle in the town of Atlantic on March 28.

At the scene, they found 42-year-old Cervone Copes shot to death in the living room of a home, according to a news release.

Rikece L. Campbell, 27, of New Church, was arrested on April 2 and charged with Copes’ murder. He is charged with murder and use of a firearem in the commission of a felony. He is being held in the Accomack County Jail without bond, according to police.

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Anyone with information about this shooting should call the Accomack County Sheriff’s Office at (757) 787-1131 or (757) 824-5666.


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