The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Saturday, April 8, 1995                TAG: 9504080288
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B5   EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: METRO BRIEFS 
DATELINE: NEWPORT NEWS                       LENGTH: Short :   22 lines

MAN SHOT TO DEATH

A 23-year-old man was fatally shot in the 600 block of 27th St. on Friday afternoon.

Richard Owens died after he was taken to Sentara Hampton General Hospital, police spokeswoman Patricia L. Mahaffy said.

Police found Owens with at least one gunshot wound when they were called to 27th Street at 3 p.m.

No more information was available Friday afternoon.

KEYWORDS: SHOOTING HOMICIDE FATALITY by CNB