Brianna Lanham

Feb 7, 2025 | wtkr.com | John Hood |Brianna Lanham

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Court documents News 3 obtained show the victim involved in Wednesday's shooting off of Kenny Lane was a pregnant mother. According to those documents, police received a call from a little boy believed to be only seven years old and said their father had shot their mother. When police arrived they found Shaquana Deborah Jordan on the porch with a gunshot wound to her left arm and left side, where she later died in the hospital.

Feb 5, 2025 | wtkr.com | Brianna Lanham

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. — The homicide rate in Hampton Roads is down significantly for the first month of the year compared to this same time last year, according to News 3's Homicide Tracker. Watch related coverage: Cities in Hampton Roads see fewer homicide victims over past 3 years, data shows Cities in Hampton Roads see fewer homicide victims over past 3 years, data shows Data shows in January of last year, the region recorded 13 homicide victims, a rate of 8.94 murders per 1,000,000 people.

Jan 30, 2025 | wtkr.com | Brianna Lanham

SUFFOLK, Va. — Nearly two dozen horses suspected of animal neglect are being relocated after six others were found dead at a property in Suffolk, police and animal control officers said. The six dead horses and 22 others suspected of neglect were found at a property on Buckhorn Road on Sunday, according to the Suffolk Police Department's Animal Control Division. Officers tell News 3 they began removing the horses on Tuesday to undisclosed rescue organizations and shelters.

Jan 17, 2025 | wtkr.com | Brianna Lanham

POQUOSON, Va. — A Poquoson firefighter charged with felony possession of child pornography was granted a $5,000 bond by a judge in court Friday. Cody Torrence, 35, was arrested and charged following a tip the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received regarding child sexual abuse material, police say. In court, a judge decided to grant bond, citing Torrence's lack of previous offenses.

Jan 15, 2025 | wtkr.com | Brianna Lanham

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. — Homicides across the Hampton Roads region have gone down in the past three years, according to data from News 3's Homicide Tracker project. News 3 continues to track homicides in Hampton Roads with its interactive map, a project that News 3 investigative producer Brianna Lanham started in 2023. This project aggregates, tracks and reports homicide deaths throughout the Hampton Roads region.