On the night of February 14, 2023, gunfire on 28th Street in Newport News left 52-year-old Thomas Crawley with multiple gunshot wounds. Police responding to a gunshot detection alert found Crawley on the sidewalk just before midnight; he was able to tell officers that his girlfriend had shot him but could not provide a name. He was taken to a hospital with extensive injuries.

A neighbor later told police Crawley had been dating a woman named Marlyn Nieves-Collazo and said Nieves-Collazo’s husband told the neighbor he knew what his wife had done. The neighbor reported that an argument between Crawley and Nieves-Collazo escalated and that Nieves-Collazo and her son, Damian Guzman, allegedly shot Crawley. The neighbor recorded a conversation in which Nieves-Collazo reportedly admitted she and her son had shot him; when interviewed by detectives she reportedly said her son was the shooter.

Crawley died of his injuries on February 26, 2023. Authorities arrested Marlyn Nieves-Collazo and Damian Guzman on charges including second-degree murder and gun offenses. Does anyone have information about Crawley’s activities on 28th Street that night or knew him and can help clarify what happened?