On the evening of July 18, 2021, Glenn Bryant Kreps, 47, was shot and killed in Norfolk’s West Ocean View neighborhood after a verbal dispute escalated. Kreps, a Black / African American man, was at a friend’s apartment on A View Avenue when he encountered a 14-year-old boy with whom there had been a prior incident. Words were exchanged, and Kreps followed the teenager away from the apartment as the argument continued. The teenager then produced a gun and shot Kreps multiple times. Kreps managed to return to the apartment but died from his injuries.

Police arrested the 14-year-old in connection with the shooting and charged him with second-degree murder. The case raises questions about what provoked the confrontation and how a dispute between an adult and a minor turned deadly so quickly. If anyone knew Glenn, was at that apartment that night, or has information about the events on A View Avenue, please come forward.