VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- Police have arrested and charged a Navy seaman in the death of a Virginia Beach teen who was shot on Tuesday.

According to police, 18-year-old Aleigha Michelle Hawkinberry, of Virginia Beach, was shot and killed at 9:52 p.m.

Alec Spencer Wagner, 22, of Chesapeake, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and reckless handling of a firearm.

Alec Spencer Wagner

Alec Spencer Wagner
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Naval Air Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet confirmed to 13News Now that Wagner is a Navy seaman. 

He is being held in the Virginia Beach Correctional Center without bond.

Details of this investigation will not be released as to maintain the integrity of the investigation and subsequent judicial process.

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