In the early morning hours of October 21, 2023, gunfire was reported on Aqueduct Drive in Newport News, Virginia. Officers arriving around 3:40 a.m. found 30-year-old Reco Antonio Trevon Brown of Hampton suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital but died shortly after arrival.

Brown was survived by his mother and six children; his funeral was held a week later at a Hampton funeral home. The shooting occurred on a stretch of Aqueduct Drive that had seen two other fatal shootings in the previous year.

As of late 2024 the Newport News Police Department reported the homicide investigation active, with no suspects publicly identified and no arrests announced. If anyone has information about that October 21 shooting, please contact the Newport News Police Department.