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Norfolk Police identify man killed following shooting on North Military Highway

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Norfolk Police have charged three people in connection with a shooting late Tuesday night that left a man dead.

Around 11:20 p.m. on Tuesday, police were called 853 North Military Highway for the report of a gunshot victim. When officers arrived, they found a man, later identified as 32-year-old Christopher Ambrister, suffering from a life-threatening gunshot wound.

Ambrister was pronounced dead at the scene.

As a result of their investigation, Detectives have charged Isaiah K. Roberson, 26, of Petersburg, with second-degree murder and use of a firearm; Gavin M. Kearney, 21, of Suffolk, with second-degree murder and use of firearm; and Shanasia A. Lyles, 19, of Portsmouth with accessory after the fact.

Roberson, Kearney, and Lyles are all currently being held in the Norfolk City Jail without bond.

Chris Graham

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