Dramatic End To A Romantic Relationship

"NEWPORT NEWS, VA — Police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide that occurred just before 9 p.m., Sunday on Water's Edge Drive.

"Police were called around 8:50 p.m., July 4, after shots rang out in the 500 block of Water's Edge Drive, said Harold Eley, a Newport News police spokesman. When officers arrived, they found two victims dead of gunshots wounds, Eley said.

"The body of Jasmine Williams, 22, was found lying in the outdoor, ground-level foyer of another apartment in the complex where she lived. The body of 26-year-old Mark Adoremos, of the 100 block of Delmar Lane in Newport News, was found on the second level. A handgun was found next to his body, Eley said.

"Witnesses told police that Williams and Adoremos were ending a romantic relationship, Eley said. A preliminary investigation showed Williams was leaving the apartment of a friend living in the same complex when shots were fired in the second story foyer.

"Evidence suggests Adoremos fired multiple shots, striking Williams then turned the weapon on himself. Invesitgators are treating the incident as a murder-suicide, Eley said. The investigation is ongoing."

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