On the morning of April 3, 2022, 26-year-old Willie J. Studivant Jr. was shot and later died after being found near a fuel pump at a Wawa on Colonial Corner Drive in Hopewell, Virginia. Officers responding to the scene discovered Studivant with several gunshot wounds; he was taken to John Randolph Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Studivant, a 2014 graduate of Dinwiddie High School, worked at a Wal-Mart Distribution Center. He is remembered as a loving son, brother, and friend and an avid Steelers fan. Witnesses described the shooter as a Black male in his mid to late 20s with short-dreaded hair and some facial hair.

Hopewell Police identified 25-year-old Demonte Jones as the suspected offender and obtained warrants charging him with second-degree murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, reckless handling of a firearm, and discharge of a firearm in public. Authorities said Jones was considered armed and extremely dangerous and asked the public for help locating him.

If anyone has information about that morning at the Wawa or knew Willie, please share what you know.