Police: Man dies after being shot multiple times in Newport News parking lot

It happened across the street from the Newport News Police Department's headquarters.

Posted: Nov 16, 2021 / 12:42 AM EST

Updated: Nov 17, 2021 / 08:32 AM EST

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — A man was fatally shot in a parking lot in Newport News Monday night.

Police identified the victim Tuesday as 33-year-old Melvon Kendell Ivey. They originally shared the wrong name for Ivey but sent a correction on Wednesday.

Officers responded to a report of a shooting at 11:10 p.m. Monday in the parking lot of a local business in the 9000 block of Jefferson Avenue. It’s right across the street from the Newport News Police Department’s headquarters.

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Officers arrived to find Melvon, who had been shot multiple times. He was pronounced dead at 11:18 p.m.

A man was shot and killed in the Jefferson Shoppes parking lot late last night.
It happened right across the street from the Newport News police department.@WAVY_News pic.twitter.com/4YypKr97mL
— Kiahnna Patterson (@KPattersonWAVY) November 16, 2021

The investigation is ongoing, police said.

Tuesday, at both noon and 6 p.m., Newport News Police Chief Steve Drew is hosting a Facebook Live chat. Access it at this link.

Deadly shooting investigation in the 9000 block of Jefferson Avenue in Newport News, Va. on Nov. 15, 2021 (Photo courtesy: Chris Grimm)

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