Seventeen-year-old Jesse Travis Hogg, a senior at Manor High School and a lifelong baseball player, was killed on December 21, 2022, in Portsmouth, Virginia. What began as a purported gun sale on Sykes Avenue turned into a fatal robbery; Jesse was shot ten times and died at the scene. Reports say a struggle over his gun occurred, and after he broke away and reached for the weapon he was shot, then shot again while on the ground.

Four teenagers were arrested in connection with the killing. Prosecutors identified 17-year-old Pharondus Clemon as the main aggressor. The group also included a 16-year-old, Tristan Johnson Jr., and a 13-year-old who later pleaded guilty in Juvenile Court. Legal proceedings in the case have been complex and drawn out.

Does anyone have information about Jesse, the events on Sykes Avenue that night, or the people involved?