Alexis Styles, 19, was killed on the morning of July 21, 2026, while riding as a passenger in a burgundy Nissan on eastbound Interstate 264 in Norfolk, Virginia. The vehicle, driven by her 39-year-old stepfather Cortez Ames, was struck by at least ten bullets; Ames was seriously injured but managed to pull over near the former Military Circle Mall, and Styles died at the scene.

Virginia State Police arrested two people within days: 20-year-old Asia F. Wiggins and 19-year-old Jamir D. Bennett, both of Virginia Beach. Surveillance footage showed a purple Lexus following Styles’ car and later recorded Wiggins and Bennett at a car wash discarding spent ammunition that matched casings from the scene. Wiggins was charged with accessory after the fact to a homicide; Bennett was charged with accessory after the fact and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Both were denied bond at their initial appearance, and a preliminary hearing was set for October 15, 2026.

Investigators say the shooting appears to be a case of mistaken identity and that a third person believed to be the shooter was with Wiggins and Bennett; that alleged shooter has not been publicly identified or arrested. If anyone has information about the purple Lexus, the person with the trio that day, or the shooting itself, please share what is known.