Newport News man arrested and charged with murder in May shooting

A Newport News man was arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in Hampton in May.

According to a police news release, Hampton police responded to the 300 block of Catalpa Avenue, near the intersection with Kecoughtan Road, at approximately 12:27 p.m. on May 19 after a shooting was reported. Officers found 38-year-old Derrick A. Lindsay of Hampton lying in the street with multiple gunshot wounds.

Lindsay died at the scene of the accident.

Hampton police arrested Ahsan Javor Phillips without incident on Wednesday, a news release said. He is charged with second-degree murder, intentional discharge of a firearm in public, reckless handling and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime in connection with Lindsay’s death.

No further information about the shooting was released.

Gavin Stone, 757-712-4806, [email protected]