Man sentenced to life for first-degree murder in NN

Divine Raheem Jackson<br>
Divine Raheem Jackson

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — Divine Rahim Jackson was sentenced to life in prison for murdering a man in Newport News in July 2022.

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Officer responded to a shooting in the 12400 block of Warwick Boulevard, near Riverside Regional Medical Center. They found 24-year-old Michael Faison Jr. with life-threatening injuries, and he later died at the hospital.

Jackson was sentenced to life for first-degree murder and three years for use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.

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