THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT  
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Saturday, December 17, 1994            TAG: 9412170217
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: FINAL  
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                         LENGTH: Short :   35 lines

CORRECTION/CLARIFICATION: ***************************************************************** A story Saturday about a shooting in Portsmouth said the victim, Eric J. Belton, lived at 812 Potomac Ave. Belton lives elsewhere in the 800 block. Correction published Sunday, December 18, 1994. ***************************************************************** PORTSMOUTH MAN SHOT TO DEATH; 2 MEN, WOMAN SEEN FLEEING AREA

A 27-year-old man was shot and killed in front of his residence late Thursday.

Police were called to the 800 block of Potomac Ave. at 11:44 p.m. when shots were heard.

They found Eric J. Belton of 812 Potomac Ave. on the ground with a bullet wound in the head.

Belton was pronounced dead at the scene.

His body was taken the state crime lab in Norfolk.

Neighbors saw two men and a woman running from the crime scene, Portsmouth police spokesman G.A. Brown said.

He said the three drove out of the neighborhood in a small, white car.

KEYWORDS: MURDER SHOOTING by CNB