A Chesapeake man has been arrested on charges stemming from a shooting on West 43rd Street in Norfolk that killed a William & Mary football player last week.
Kri’Shawn D. Beamon, 20, of the 3500 block of Coleshill Lane in Chesapeake, is charged with second-degree murder, robbery, and two counts of using a firearm in the commission of a felony. Beamon was arrested Monday afternoon at his home without incident, police said.
Officers responded to the shooting in the 800 block of West 43rd Street around 11:50 p.m. on March 21. When police arrived, they found Nathan A. Evans, 19, of Williamsburg outside on the sidewalk suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene.
Evans was a running back for the Tribe football team.
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Police said they are investigating this as an isolated incident — detectives have not released the motive or circumstance surrounding this shooting.
Beamon is being held in the Norfolk City Jail without bond.
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Authorities are asking anyone with information about the incident to call the Norfolk Crime Line at Line 888-LOCK-U-UP or submit a tip through the P3Tips mobile app.
