On the evening of Friday, July 17, 2026, police responded to a shooting on Teardrop Lane in Newport News, Virginia. Officers arrived around 8:48 p.m. and found two men who had been shot: one inside a vehicle and one on the ground. Both were taken to a local hospital; 19-year-old Jason Ernesto Martinez Hernandez later died of his wounds. The second victim was hospitalized in stable condition.

Jason’s death prompted a homicide investigation by the Newport News Police Department. Friends and family planned funeral services for the end of July, with a visitation on Tuesday, July 28 and a Funeral Mass at Saint Bede Catholic Church. On July 28 authorities announced the arrest of 18-year-old Edward Maurice Barcus of Newport News; he was charged with aggravated malicious wounding, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and other weapons offenses. Investigators said the probe remains active and ongoing, and the charges are allegations pending court action.

Did anyone in the Newport News area see activity on Teardrop Lane the evening of July 17 or have information about the shooting?