🌱 Norfolk Man Guilty In 2019 Homicide + Sentara COVID Lawsuit

Hey, Norfolk! It's Friday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on in town today.

First, today's weather:

A shower and thunderstorm. High: 72 Low: 46.

Here are the top stories today in Norfolk:

1. A Norfolk man was found guilty of second-degree murder in connection to a 2019 homicide on E. Princess Anne Road. Detectives had charged 34-year-old Jermaine A. Tucker with the murder of Thomas L. Christian, who was found dead inside a vehicle in the 5000 block near Shelton Avenue in December of 2019. Tucker is set to be sentenced on Jan. 21, 2022. (WAVY.com)
2. Dr. Paul Marik of Norfolk has filed a lawsuit against Sentara Norfolk General Hospital for banning the use of ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug, to treat COVID-19 outside of clinical trials. Marik, the director of the hospital's critical care unit, says the ivermectin ban for COVID treatment is "deadly and against the law." In the lawsuit, the doctor claimed Sentara's policy may have led to the deaths of four of his patients who were never given the opportunity to learn of or be treated with potentially life-saving medicines. (wtkr.com)
3. Norfolk Botanical Garden's "Million Bulb Walk" has been nominated as one of the Best Lights in the Country by USA Today, and has the potential to snag the No. 1 spot depending on public voting. (wtkr.com)
4. No injuries were reported after a house fire on Hampton Boulevard in Norfolk on Thursday afternoon. (WAVY.com)
5. Norfolk police have identified the body recovered Monday from the Elizabeth River as Bruce E. Hanna, a missing Norfolk man. (Press Release Desk)

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