Man sought in shooting death

Published 8:38 pm Saturday, June 29, 2013

Police are looking for a 21-year-old Suffolk man in connection with the shooting death of another man at a party in the 1000 block of Cogic Square early Saturday morning.

Police on Saturday issued warrants for Jeffrey O’Neil Jennings Jr., 21, of the 400 block of St. James Avenue, following the death of Lloyd Randolph Green Sr., according to Suffolk spokeswoman Debbie George.

Jennings

Jennings

After police dispatchers received calls at little after 1 a.m. about shots fired in the neighborhood, emergency responders arrived and found Green on the ground with multiple injuries. George said in an email that Green was pronounced dead on the scene, adding later that a preliminary investigation revealed Green had just arrived at a party when he was shot.

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Green was listed as a resident of the 300 block of South Broad Street.

George stated that police have filed arrest warrants for Jennings on charges of first-degree murder; shoot, stab, cut or wound with intent to maim or kill; shooting in commission of a felony; use or display of a firearm in commission of a felony; discharging a firearm in a public place with injury; and two counts of possession with intent to distribute cocaine.

Police have asked that anyone who knows Jennings’ whereabouts contact the lead investigators, Det. W. Shockley and Det. R. Cain, at 514-7939 or call Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP. Callers to Crime Line do not have to give their names or appear in court. If information leads to an arrest, the caller could qualify for a reward of up to $1,000.