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

DATE: Thursday, July 18, 1996               TAG: 9607180385
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                        LENGTH:   18 lines

WOMAN SHOT DEAD

Police are looking for information about a woman in her late 20s who was found shot several times in the 1000 block of Randolph St. July 15.

The woman, whose name was not released, was found by police and paramedics who were called about 3:30 a.m. on a report of a woman shot. The woman was taken to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, where she died several hours later.

Anyone seeing anything suspicious in the areas of Randolph Street or Lasalle Avenue is asked to call Detective R. Simmons at 393-8536 or Crime Line at 488-7777.

KEYWORDS: MURDER SHOOTING by CNB