Davina C. Bishop, 33, was killed on May 26, 2023 in a domestic-related incident that began in the early hours when she arrived at a Prince George County emergency room with life-threatening injuries. She later died of those injuries. Bishop, a Petersburg resident and mother of three, had children present in the home; they were reported unharmed.

Police went to a Brevard Drive residence in Chesterfield County and found a second woman there with injuries described as not life-threatening; she was taken to a local hospital. That same day 37-year-old Mikal W. Lawton, who lived at the Brevard Drive address and was reportedly known to Bishop and the other injured woman, was arrested. After consultation with the Chesterfield County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office Lawton was charged with malicious wounding and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and held without bond.

A GoFundMe was created to assist Bishop’s family with funeral expenses. If anyone knew Davina, the household on Brevard Drive, or witnessed anything that morning, please come forward with information.