Shortly after midnight on September 22, 2024, multiple gunshots were reported on the 1200 block of High Avenue in Hopewell, Virginia. Officers arriving about 12:05 a.m. found numerous shell casings in the roadway and two people struck by gunfire. Sixty-three-year-old Michael Anthony Gholson, known to many as Do-Mike, was critically wounded and taken to a hospital. A second victim, 67-year-old Reginald Wyche, suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound and was also hospitalized.

Gholson remained in the hospital for weeks but died on October 9, 2024, from the injuries he sustained in the shooting; the case has since been upgraded to a homicide. Gholson was an Amazon employee remembered by family and friends for his smile, laughter, and love of being around loved ones. The Hopewell Police Department has not identified any suspects or announced arrests and is asking anyone with information to contact detectives.

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