On the evening of February 26, 2025, a dispute in a parking lot on the Old Dominion University campus in Norfolk, Virginia, left two young men dead. Eighteen-year-old Delanio Maurice Vick Jr., an African American male, was fatally shot near the Broderick Dining Commons. Twenty-year-old Timothy G. Williams Jr., of Norfolk, was also killed. Both were taken to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, where they died. Neither man was a student at the university.

His family described him as protective and devoted to his family. He had attended Norfolk Public Schools, was taking GED classes and hoped to join the Merchant Seamen.

An arrest followed: on March 11, 2025, Delanio Vick Jr.’s uncle, 27-year-old Dequan J. Tyler, was taken into custody and charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He was being held without bond in the Chesapeake City Jail and faced other unrelated charges in Chesapeake. From jail Tyler said he was on campus to pick up his nephew when shooting began, that he fired in an attempt to protect him, and that he was unsure if he had struck anyone. The Norfolk Police Department continues to investigate and the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office is reviewing evidence for possible additional charges.

If anyone was at the Broderick Dining Commons parking lot that night or has information about the shooting, please come forward.