HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — A Portsmouth man has pleaded guilty in a July 2021 shooting, according to court records.
26-year-old Jaylin Avery was arrested and charged after killing an innocent bystander that was trying to intervene in a domestic incident.
On July 22, 2021, 20-year-old Deshawn Powell, of Newport News, was shot around 7:20 p.m. in the 200 block of East Mercury Blvd. He was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries, where he later died.
Hampton Police said that Powell was an innocent bystander who tried to intervene during a domestic incident and was shot by Avery in the process.
Instead of continuing with his trial on Monday, Avery pleaded guilty.
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