Terri R. Denmark was 32 when she was shot and killed in Norfolk on April 16, 2023. Police found her about 2:10 a.m. in the 1900 block of E. Ocean View Avenue; she was pronounced dead at the scene after suffering gunshot wounds.

Authorities identified 29-year-old Dayqwan Stevenson as a suspect and arrested him on May 18, 2023. Investigators say Stevenson, Denmark’s ex-boyfriend and the father of her child, had someone drive him to her neighborhood that night under the pretense of bringing their child food. After Denmark arrived in her car about ten minutes later, Stevenson allegedly exited the other vehicle and shot her ten times while she sat in the driver’s seat. The person who drove Stevenson reportedly witnessed the shooting and was threatened afterward. Police cite witness testimony, store surveillance footage, and phone records placing Stevenson at Denmark’s home.

Stevenson was charged with second-degree murder and the use of a firearm in the commission of murder and held without bond. What information might help clarify events from that early-morning encounter or the moments leading up to it?