A Norton Virginia Man Accused Of Killing A Lee County Man Is Behind Bars. 24 Year Old Leon Smith Is Charged With First-Degree Murder. He’s Accused Of Shooting 34 Year Old Lee Lipps Of Pennington Gap Tuesday Outside A Home On Virginia Avenue. Lipps Was Taken To A Hospital In Big Stone Gap Where He Was Pronounced Dead. A Motive For The Shooting Is Not Known At This Time. Smith’s First Appearance In Court Has Not Yet Been Announced.