Shooter Expected To Survive After Botched Suicide

"NEWPORT NEWS, VA — A man suspected of killing his roommate over the weekend remains hospitalized after an unsuccessful suicide attempt, police say.

"Detectives have sworn out warrants charging Ian Altman, 21, with murder and the use of a firearm in commission of a felony. The warrants will be served when he is released from the hospital later today.

"He is charged in the death of Khylief Thorpe, whose body was found on Sunday morning in their apartment on 72nd Street. Thorte had been shot, but a cause of death has not yet been determined.

"Police spokeswoman Holly McPherson said Altman was found unconscious in a Norfolk hotel room where he had attempted suicide. He was transported to a local hospital and is expected to recover. McPherson said detectives have studied `notes that were found in the hotel room` and have interviewed Altman at the hospital.

"McPherson said Norfolk police received a call on Sunday morning from a relative of Altman asking for officers to check on his welfare at the hotel. Upon finding him unconscious, detectives in Norfolk alerted Newport News police around 9 a.m. to a possible homicide. Less than an hour later, Norfolk police provided Newport News police with an address in the 300 block of 72nd Street.

"Officers who arrived at the Huntington on the James Apartments found Thorpe's body.

"McPherson said detectives believe Altman shot Thorpe after an altercation."

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