Amari Jeray Maxwell was 21 when he was shot while walking with his girlfriend along Traverse Road in Newport News, Virginia. Police were called about 3:31 p.m. on a Tuesday and found him injured; he was taken to a local hospital and died the next day, Wednesday, December 18, 2024.

A 2003 birth on March 26 and a 2021 graduation from Warwick High School are listed; family and friends remember him as a kind, humorous young man who loved music, football and his job at McDonald’s. Reports say the shooting followed a confrontation with an individual tied to a dispute from about a year and a half earlier.

No suspect details or arrests have been released and the investigation is ongoing. If anyone witnessed the shooting on Traverse Road or knew about a prior dispute involving Amari, please share what you know.