NEWPORT NEWS — Police on Friday announced the arrest of a man who has been charged with the “domestic” murder of a teenage woman earlier this week.

The man, 21-year-old Kanye Smith of Newport News, has been charged with second degree murder, according to the Newport News Police Department.

Police found a 19-year-old woman, later identified as Nevaeh Harris of Newport News, with a gunshot wound in the residence of a downtown apartment complex near Interstate 664 early Tuesday morning. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

“I’d like to commend our officers and detectives for their response to this tragic incident that led to a swift arrest,” Newport News Chief of Police Steve Drew said in a news release. “Citizen assistance and use of technology were also key factors which played roles

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