Brandon W. Carter Jr., 18, was fatally shot in Norfolk on the afternoon of Friday, May 22, 2026. Police found him around 1:10 p.m. inside a car at 7501 Tidewater Drive, near a Shell station, suffering from a life-threatening gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital and later pronounced dead.

Detectives say the shooting itself likely occurred in the 7800 block of Dallas Street. A 21-year-old man also went to Sentara Leigh Hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound believed to be connected to the same incident. The death was recorded as the city’s tenth homicide in 2026 and the third in May.

The investigation remains active and no suspects or arrests have been publicly identified. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Norfolk Crime Line or submit a tip through the P3Tips mobile app. Did anyone in the community see or hear anything around Dallas Street or Tidewater Drive that afternoon?