A 17-year-old was shot and killed in Newport News Tuesday morning. Officers responded at about 7 a.m. to the scene Jefferson Avenue and Gloucester Drive after an alert from ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection system. At the scene, emergency services found the teen, and he later died at the hospital.

<a href="https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/newport-news/police-1-dead-in-nn-shooting/">https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/newport-news/police-1-dead-in-nn-shooting/</a> WAVY's Raven Payne reports.

A 17-year-old was shot and killed Tuesday morning in Newport News. The city's mayor and police chief said the shooting appears to be targeted and was not connected to a school.

Across the street from where a 15-year-old boy was shot and killed Tuesday morning, a neighbor has a yard sign out that reads, "Please stop shooting." It is a message resonating with many parents in the area.

Many people attended the Newport News Public School Board meeting on Tuesday evening after a 17-year-old was shot and killed near Heritage High School Tuesday morning. That shooting came only a week after a 15-year-old was shot and killed at his Menchville High School bus stop.

Parents, teachers, community members and city officials filled the boardroom Tuesday night at the first school board meeting since two teens were shot and killed in separate incidents. A few people in the audience wiped away tears as pastors prayed for the school division and city,