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Late Night Shooting Kills Killeen Man

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By John Elizondo

KILLEEN - A shooting in Killeen leaves one man dead, while the rest of the case is being investigated by police. The incident occurred at an apartment at 3203 Hereford Ln. around 11:30 p.m. Thursday night.

Some neighbors upstairs say they heard shots ring out, and when they came downstairs they found a man dead.

Officers received a phone call telling them someone had been shot at the apartment. When they arrived they found 24-year-old Latternace Deshawn Newsome dead inside the living room. 

After a police investigation they said the victim was visiting the apartment when he and another male became involved in a verbal altercation. The altercation then turned physical and the male shot the victim and fled the apartment.  

Detectives are asking anyone who has information about this shooting to contact Crime Stoppers at 526-TIPS (8477),

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