A late-summer argument in Hampton turned deadly on the evening of September 4, 2021. Around 8:43 p.m. in the 400 block of Highland Avenue, 34-year-old Vondre Hobley was found with a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene. The shooting prompted an immediate investigation by the Hampton Police Division.

Detectives report the shooting followed a verbal dispute. Within a day investigators identified a person of interest and coordinated with the Newport News Police Department. On the afternoon of September 5, 2021, Newport News officers arrested 42-year-old Donnie Lorenzo Brown and charged him with second-degree murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. The case is now in the judicial system.

If anyone saw the dispute on Highland Avenue that night or has information about Hobley, please share what is known.