Aaron Paul West, 30, of Gloucester, was shot and killed on July 25, 2023 in Newport News. He was found outside Hoss’s Deli on Old Oyster Point Road in the early hours with a gunshot wound. Emergency responders took him to Riverside Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

A Gloucester High School graduate, West worked in the Rigging Department at Newport News Shipbuilding. He is survived by his father, sister, brother, a nephew and a niece.

Less than 24 hours after the shooting, Newport News police arrested 38-year-old Derek Eugene Williams of Newport News. Williams was charged with second-degree murder, shooting from a vehicle, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Anyone with information about Aaron or the shooting is asked to come forward.