City of Hopewell

1700 block of Westbrook Road

8:12 PM

Gunshot

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Hopewell police investigate fatal shooting of man

Thursday,August 27, 2009

Hopewell police are investigating the city’s second homicide of the year after a young man was fatally shot Tuesday night while standing next to his vehicle, authorities said.

Cory Calvin, 20, of the 1700 block of Westbrook Road was pronounced dead after being transported by helicopter to VCU Medical Center in Richmond, said Lt. F.P. McQuage Jr. Calvin managed to walk to his family’s nearby home after being shot at 8:12 p.m., McQuage said.

Investigators don’t believe Calvin was shot from a passing vehicle. McQuage said police don’t have a suspect description.

The slaying is Hopewell’s second of the year.

On June 3, a 27-year-old city man was fatally shot outside his apartment in the 100 block of South 16th Avenue. The victim, Mitchell McBee, was shot in the abdomen when he apparently confronted an intruder who tried to break into his roommate’s truck. His slaying remains unsolved.

Anyone with information about either killing can call Hopewell/Prince George Crime Solvers at (804) 541-2202 or Hopewell police at (804) 541-2222.

- Mark Bowes