Virginia man charged in 3-year-old son's fatal shooting

A Virginia man has been charged in the shooting death of his three-year-old son.

Norfolk Police said Thursday in a statement that 26-year-old Rayvon Messer is charged with second-degree murder.

Police say paramedics responded Wednesday night to find the boy outside a home in the Ocean View area of the city.

Rayvon A. Messer Jr. died from the gunshot wound shortly after being rushed to a hospital.

Messer had called 911 around 7:45 p.m. and told dispatchers his son, identified by police as Rayvon A. Messer Jr., was shot in the stomach during a drive-by near their apartment.

Paramedics took him to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, but the boy died shortly after arriving.

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