On the night of August 17, 2023, 49-year-old Eugene L. Thomas was shot in the 900 block of East Brambleton Avenue in Norfolk, Virginia. Officers on patrol heard gunfire around 9:45 p.m. and, while responding, observed gunfire from a passing vehicle. Thomas was found with a life-threatening gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.

A second victim, a 25-year-old man, was found in the 700 block of Chapel Street with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound and taken to a hospital. The vehicle that had been observed firing was pursued to the 300 block of E. Olney Road; after a brief foot chase two people were taken into custody. Two individuals have been charged in connection with the shooting: DeAndre M. Davis, 20, and Arkeem D. Butcher, 24, charged with second-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, malicious wounding, and two counts of use of a firearm, and held without bond.

Does anyone have information about this shooting or knew Eugene L. Thomas that could help clarify what happened that night?