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Another man arrested in connection with investigation into the shooting death of W&M football player

Jerry Collins Spady (Southside Daily/Courtesy of Norfolk Sheriff’s Office)

Police in Norfolk apparently arrested another man in connection with the investigation into the shooting death of a William & Mary football player.

Jerry Collins Spady, 22, of Portsmouth was arrested at approximately 11:30 p.m. on March 22, the day after Tribe football running back Nathan A. Evans was found shot to death on the sidewalk in Norfolk, authorities said.

Spady is being held in the Norfolk City Jail without bond, police said in a news release.

“His arrest is as a result of the overall investigation,” said Cpl. William Pickering Jr., spokesman for Norfolk Police.

Authorities said Spady is charged with carrying a concealed weapon — Pickering declined to elaborate further, citing an open investigation.

The alleged shooter, Kri’Shawn D. Beamon, 20, of Chesapeake, was arrested Monday. He is charged with with second-degree murder, robbery, and two counts of using a firearm in the commission of a felony.

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On March 21 at approximately 11:50 p.m. Norfolk Police responded to a “gunshot disturbance” at the 800 block of West 43rd Street near Colley Avenue and found Evans on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound.

He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

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