(Martinsville, Va.) — Police have charged a 23-year-old Martinsville man with murder in a fatal shooting that happened at a New Year’s party.

Officers responded to a call of shots being fired early Tuesday morning at 1:20 a.m. at 313 Clift Street, where they found one man dead and another wounded.

Police say Davontae Lee Massey fatally shot 24-year-old Rasheem Oshea Hairston of Eden, North Carolina. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Massey showed up at the hospital with gunshot wounds but is expected to recover. Warrants were issued for his arrest. Massey faces multiple felony charges, including second-degree murder, reckless handling of a firearm and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

The shooting occurred during a party at a house that is being renovated for veterans.

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