HENRICO COUNTY, Va. -- Police arrested 18-year-old Benjamin Newton, of Henrico County, for the May 11 shooting death of 18-year-old Brittney J. Peyton of Hanover County.
Newton was charged with involuntary manslaughter and shooting within an occupied dwelling, according to Henrico Police.
Peyton was killed Tuesday morning at about 7:45 a.m. in an apartment complex along the 7600 block of Beth Road, near Staples Mill Road, in the West End.
Newton is being held without bond.
Henrico Police
Police have not released details about a motive in the shooting.
Anyone with information about Tuesday's shooting was asked to call Detective Noah at 804-501-5581.
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