Stanford Sharpe was 18 when he died from a gunshot wound on the evening of Thursday, January 19, 2023, in Chesapeake, Virginia. A neighbor on Candlelight Drive reported hearing a single loud pop and later saw people being carried into a red Ford. Police stopped that vehicle near Chesapeake Regional Medical Center and found Sharpe dead in the back seat.

Two other 18-year-olds, Jason Brown and Dylan Albert, were in the car. Albert reportedly told officers they had been playing with a gun. A trail of blood was found at the Candlelight Lane residence. The nine-millimeter handgun was not initially located at the scene but was later brought to the police station by Brown’s brother, who said Brown had given it to him in a bag before they drove toward the hospital. Brown and Albert were arrested and charged with multiple offenses, including reckless use of a firearm and obstruction of justice.

Does anyone in the Chesapeake area have information about that night or about Stanford Sharpe’s last movements?