Woman dies 9 days after Colonial Heights shooting, suspect charged with firstdegree murder
Oct 31, 2024
COLONIAL HEIGHTS, Va. (WRIC) -- The Colonial Heights Police Department has announced the woman who was shot several times by a man she was reportedly in a relationship with has died nine days later and the man is now facing a first-degree murder charge.
According to police, the woman, identified as 32-year-old Brittani La'Shon Black, died on Wednesday, Oct. 30 from her injuries after being shot on Monday, Oct. 21 outside of an apartment building on the 1500 block of Concord Avenue.
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Forty-three-year-old Earnest Hakeem Vines III of Colonial Heights, who was identified as a suspect and arrested, is now facing the following charges in connection to Black's death:
First-degree murder
Violation of a protective order
Reckless endangerment of a child
Felony child abuse/neglect
Using a firearm while committing a felony
Vines is being held at Riverside Regional Jail in Prince George County without bond. This incident is still under investigation, anyone with information is asked to call Det. Davis of Colonial Heights Police at 804-520-9300, ext. 7.