On the evening of February 21, 2023, 18-year-old Ke’ron Bowles of Newport News, Virginia, was found with a gunshot wound near 27th Street and Roanoke Avenue. A senior at Heritage High School who planned to graduate and join the military, Bowles was taken to a local hospital where he died of his injuries.

Family and friends remember Bowles as quiet and studious; a teacher said he often used the library to finish homework and was not involved in street life or violence. Newport News police conducted a care walk the day after the shooting to reassure residents and ask for information. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced; the motive remains unclear and the investigation is ongoing.

If anyone saw activity near 27th Street and Roanoke Avenue on February 21 or has information about Ke’ron’s killing, please share what you know with investigators.