On the afternoon of Sunday, January 29, 2023, a welfare check at a home on Aberdeen Road in Hampton, Virginia, ended with the discovery of the body of 39-year-old Dwight J. McKinley. McKinley had been fatally shot. He worked as an ICU Critical Care Clinician, attended Bethel High School and Virginia Union University, and during the COVID-19 pandemic deployed with FEMA to support overwhelmed hospitals. Family and colleagues described him as a loving son, brother, friend, and a giver to his community.

The Hampton Police Division investigated for nearly a month. On February 21, 2023, they announced the arrest of 18-year-old Nigel N. Barnes on charges including second-degree murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and shooting into an occupied dwelling. Authorities had not released a motive for the shooting.

Anyone with information about Dwight McKinley, his activities on January 29, 2023, or the events leading up to his death is asked to come forward.