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

DATE: Tuesday, September 10, 1996           TAG: 9609100244
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B7   EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: BRIEFS
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                        LENGTH:   19 lines

BODY FOUND NEAR SHIPYARD

Police are investigating the death of a 41-year-old man who died from a gunshot wound early Sunday morning.

Shortly after 3 a.m. Sunday, police were called to the 1200 block of Marshall Ave., near the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, where they found the body of James Elmo Gilliam, who lived in that block.

Police said Monday that they do not know the motive for the shooting. They also did not say how or where exactly the body was found.

They asked that anyone with information to call Detective J. Murray at 393-8536 or Crime Line at 488-7777.

KEYWORDS: MURDER SHOOTING by CNB