2 charged with murder of Portsmouth man in May

PORTSMOUTH, Virginia – Portsmouth police said two people have been charged in the murder of a man on Wilcox Avenue earlier this year.

Detectives arrested 25-year-old Keonte Jamal Whitfield and charged him with:

• premeditated murder
• Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
• Firing a firearm in public places
• reckless handling of a firearm
• Firing a firearm onto or across a roadway

The second suspect, 36-year-old Brittane Monique Whitfield, will voluntarily turn herself in to police today. According to police, she is accused of conspiracy to commit premeditated murder.

The charges relate to the fatal shooting of Antwain Lamont Terry on May 11. According to police, he was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting on Wilcox Avenue around 7:30 p.m. Saturday night.

At the time, 13News Now spoke to several residents who recalled hearing gunshots and seeing an injured man lying in the street. One woman said she saw someone riding away from the scene on a bicycle.