Branden Marquise Davis Jr. was 18 when he was shot inside a home on Grantham Road in Norfolk, Virginia, in the early morning hours of July 18, 2024. Officers arrived after a report of a person shot at about 3:00 a.m. and found Davis with a life-threatening gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead.

A 17-year-old male was arrested at the scene and charged with reckless handling of a firearm causing injury and possession of a firearm by a juvenile. Norfolk detectives are handling the active investigation; authorities have not released details about the circumstances before the shooting, a motive, or the relationship between Davis and the suspect. The suspect’s name has not been released because he is a minor.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or knew Branden, please come forward to Norfolk detectives.