A neighborhood dispute in Hampton turned deadly on November 25, 2024, when a verbal altercation between two neighbors escalated into gunfire. Officers were called to the 400 block of Newport News Avenue at about 5:12 p.m. and found two men shot inside separate residences. One of the victims, 42-year-old Leron Christian, was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening wounds and later died. The other man suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was treated.

Hampton Police Division’s Major Crimes Unit says both men fired at each other after the argument; detectives are still investigating what sparked the confrontation and the exact sequence of events. Authorities have not released the identity of the surviving neighbor, and no arrests have been announced. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact investigators. Does anyone in the area have information that could help the investigation?