On the evening of October 3, 2023, 21-year-old Marciano Latrell Thorne was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in the 1100 block of High Avenue in Hopewell, Virginia. Officers who responded at about 9:40 pm learned the shooting itself had taken place at the intersection of Winston Churchill Drive and Liberty Avenue. Thorne was taken to Tri-Cities Hospital, where he later died.

Marciano, known to friends and family as Marce, was remembered as loving, generous, loyal and funny. He had ambitions to build a business and provide for his family. His survivors include his mother, father, a brother, grandmothers and many other relatives and friends.

An arrest was announced on June 26, 2024: 27-year-old Devon Lamont Mabry of Sussex was arraigned on charges including 1st Degree Murder, Conspiracy to Commit Murder in the 1st Degree, and Use of a Firearm While in Commission of a Felony; he was being held without bond while already incarcerated on an unrelated matter. If anyone knew Marciano or has information about the shooting, please share what you know.