A violent early-morning shooting in Norfolk, Virginia, left 37-year-old Micah L. Bell dead on November 2, 2024. Police were called about 5:50 a.m. to a Wawa at 900 block of E. Little Creek Road and found Bell with a life-threatening gunshot wound; he was taken to a nearby hospital and later died.

Detectives linked that call to a second shooting reported soon after at a different Wawa, 6301 North Military Highway. The second victim, 28-year-old Miquail D. Owens of Norfolk, suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Investigators identified the 1800 block of E. Little Creek Road as the primary scene of the shooting and ultimately charged Owens with second-degree murder and use of a firearm in connection with Bell’s death. Owens was to be transported to Norfolk City Jail to be held without bond after receiving medical treatment.

No motive or detailed circumstances have been released. If anyone has information about the shootings or the events leading up to them, please share what is known.