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The family of a Newport News man who was shot and killed by police in 2019 have agreed to settle a pending wrongful death claim against two police officers.
A Newport News police sergeant convicted of voluntary manslaughter in a 2019 shooting death was sentenced to 11 years in prison, five of which are suspended.
Henry K. “Hank” Berry III was shot and killed inside his home by a Newport News police officer in 2019. Now that criminal cases against two of the involved officers have been resolved — one ending in acquittal and the other in a conviction — a $15 million wrongful death lawsuit can move forward.
Newport News Police Chief Steve Drew reacts to one of his former sergeants being convicted of voluntary manslaughter for a deadly shooting back in 2019.
A Newport News Police Department Sergeant has been convicted of voluntary manslaughter in connection with a December 2019 fatal shooting.