On the night of August 16, 2024, John E. Daughtry III, an 18-year-old Black male, was found with a life-threatening gunshot wound in the 5100 block of East Virginia Beach Boulevard in Norfolk. A call came in to the Norfolk Police Department at approximately 11:50 p.m.; officers discovered the gravely injured teenager and he was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died.

Family members called him Fatman and friends knew him as Johnny2Littt. He had attended Ingleside Elementary and Booker T. Washington High School, enjoyed boxing, and was remembered as loving and affectionate. The shooting prompted community concern over local violence.

On December 19, 2024, Norfolk police arrested 21-year-old Nasir E. Parker of Norfolk on charges including second-degree murder, two counts of use of a firearm, robbery, and conspiracy; he was held in Norfolk City Jail without bond. On January 29, 2025, police arrested 18-year-old Kevin J. Walker Jr. of Virginia Beach on the same charges and he was likewise held without bond.

Did anyone who knew John or who was in that area on August 16 have information that could help fill gaps in the timeline?