Family offers $6,000 reward for information in son's homicide

Family offers $6,000 reward for information in son’s homicide

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September 23, 2024

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The family of a Newport News man slain in 2021 has offered a $6,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case.

On December 30, 2021, at 8:29 p.m., police responded to a shooting at 1217 32nd Street and discovered 24-year-old Occoneechee Meechee with a gunshot wound.

Meechee was transported to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries less than an hour later.

The Newport News Police Department has classified the incident as a homicide and is currently seeking new leads and witnesses.

For information that leads to an arrest, the family is offering a reward that must remain separate from the Crime Line, requiring the tipster to identify themselves and potentially testify in court.

Detective Rogers is leading the investigation and can be reached at (757) 928-4219 or via email at rogersal@nnva.gov for anyone with information on the case.

Anonymous tips can still be submitted to Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP (1-888-562-5887).

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