Staff Report —
A New Church man was arrested and charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of Cervone Copes last month in Atlantic.
Rikece L. Campbell, 27, was arrested on April 2, according to Accomack County Sheriff Todd Wessells.
Campbell also is charged with use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
He is being held with bond denied in the Accomack County Jail.
The sheriff’s office at around 12:14 a.m. March 28 received reports of someone being shot on Tull Circle in Atlantic, according to Wessells.
When deputies arrived, they found Copes, 42, of Atlantic, lying in the living room floor, suffering from a gunshot wound.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Accomack County Sheriff’s Office at (757) 787-1131 or (757) 824-5666. Tips may also be submitted at accomackcountysheriffsoffice.org
