The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Sunday, March 24, 1996                 TAG: 9603240102
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B5   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                         LENGTH: Short :   21 lines

DEAD MAN IDENTIFIED

Police have identified a man found dead with a gunshot wound as Argolis Nathan Ford, 26, of the 3500 block of Dunedin Road, Chesapeake.

Police had found Ford's body on Thursday near the steps of a church in the 1600 block of Chestnut St. Police say they have no motive, and no other details were available Saturday.

Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at 393-8536 or Crime Line at 488-7777.

KEYWORDS: SHOOTING FATALITY MURDER by CNB