De’Quan Markel Studwell, 26, was fatally shot outside his mother’s home on Woodland Road in Hampton just before 11:30 p.m. on August 30, 2023. Police say the shooting followed a verbal argument; the suspect fled before officers arrived and Studwell was pronounced dead at the scene. His mother witnessed him being shot and falling to the ground.

Family members describe Studwell as loving, caring and playful; he had recently finished a culinary arts program and hoped to pursue a culinary career. The next day, Hampton police announced an arrest: 21-year-old Jahmee Harris was taken into custody and charged with second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Motive and the full circumstances of the argument remain under investigation.

If anyone saw or heard what happened on Woodland Road that night or knew Studwell, please share information with Hampton Police.