Hunter Andrew Bates, 20, of Colonial Heights, was killed in a shooting on Interstate 85 in Mecklenburg County on August 28, 2025. Around 3:47 p.m. northbound near the five-mile marker, Bates was found dead at the scene after his Honda Civic came to rest in a culvert off the right side of the road. A female passenger was taken to a local hospital for treatment and later released.

Virginia State Police identified a 19-year-old suspect, Jason Allen Glidewell II of Bracey, and obtained warrants charging him with second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Authorities described the suspect as armed and dangerous and issued a public alert, also releasing information about a silver 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche connected to the case. Court proceedings in the fatal shooting were scheduled to begin in October.

Did anyone travel northbound on I-85 near the five-mile marker that afternoon or see the Avalanche or the Honda Civic before the shooting?