Quashawn Clark, 23, was shot and killed in the early morning of October 6, 2021, during an incident reported as an attempted drug robbery in a shed in the 2100 block of Piedmont Avenue in Portsmouth, Virginia. After being shot, Clark got into a vehicle but crashed into a nearby home on Palmer Street; he was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.

Court documents say two men, 58-year-old Tony Hicks and his cousin Thomas Austin, were sleeping in the shed when Clark returned about 4:30 a.m. allegedly to buy drugs. It is reported Clark forced his way in and demanded drugs at gunpoint; during a struggle Austin is alleged to have retrieved a gun and shot Clark. Hicks was arrested and initially denied involvement before later saying Austin fired the fatal shot.

By a May 2022 preliminary hearing, murder and firearm charges against Hicks were dropped except for a narcotics distribution charge certified to higher court. Thomas Austin was charged with second-degree murder and firearm offenses and was wanted by police. If anyone knew Clark, Hicks, Austin, or was in that neighborhood that night, please share what was seen or heard.