After nearly three years, a man has been arrested in connection to a Newport News homicide.

On the evening of Dec. 7, 2022, officers responded to the 2100 block of Oak Avenue in response to a ShotSpotter activation, according to a release. Officers found 32-year-old James Curtis Jones outside a home in the 1300 block of Hampton Drive with multiple gunshot wounds. He died at the scene .

After a lengthy investigation which included “technological assets and citizen assistance,” police arrested 33-year-old Michael Tavon Moore on Friday, according to police.

Police said Moore is charged with first-degree murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and probation violation on felony offense.

“While this arrest does not bring Mr. Jone

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