On the evening of July 2, 2024, gunfire erupted in the 1000 block of Rugby Street in Norfolk, Virginia. Officers who responded around 6:30 p.m. found a chaotic scene: three men had been struck by bullets in what investigators identified as a triple shooting. One of the victims, 20-year-old William T. Robinson, was transported to a local hospital with a life-threatening gunshot wound.

William T. Robinson died of his injuries the next day, July 3, 2024, and his death is being investigated as a homicide by the Norfolk Police Department. Two other men who had been shot were later confirmed to be connected to the same incident after arriving at the hospital. No suspects or arrests in Robinson’s death have been announced and the investigation remains active.

If anyone witnessed the shooting on Rugby Street or has information about the incident, please contact the Norfolk Police Department.