Norman Andrew Hollowell Jr., 24, was shot and killed on July 21, 2024, in the Ocean View neighborhood of Norfolk. Officers responded about 7:20 p.m. to a home in the 2100 block of Pretty Lake Avenue for a report of a gunshot victim; Hollowell was found with a life-threatening gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Norfolk Police Department homicide detectives opened an investigation and later identified a suspect. On August 13, 2024, 23-year-old Steven E. Williams Jr. was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Williams is being held in the Norfolk City Jail without bond as legal proceedings await.

The circumstances that led to the shooting remain under investigation. If anyone has information about Hollowell, his movements that evening, or the incident on Pretty Lake Avenue, please share what is known.