

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A Newport News judge sentenced 30-year-old Divine Jackson to life in prison on Friday for shooting and killing a man at 7-Eleven.
In July of 2022, 24-year-old Michael Faison Jr. was shot and killed at a 7-Eleven on Warwick Boulevard in Newport News.
Court documents say Faison Jr. was complimenting Jackson's girlfriend’s tattoos, which led to the deadly shooting.
After the judge sentenced Jackson, he turned around and looked at the victim’s family to apologize.
Jackson read a statement in court saying that his impulsive reaction took another man’s life.
“I never intended to kill an innocent man," Jackson said in court.
Jackson also said he was drunk when he shot Faison Jr.