Kristopher Bebop Edmonds, 15, was shot and killed just after midnight on July 13, 2021, at a neighborhood playground in the Diggs Town area of Norfolk, Virginia. He had been with two other teenagers, a 14-year-old and a 16-year-old, when shots were fired around 12:45 a.m. Kristopher, who sang in his church choir, was found slumped over on the 1700 block of Thurgood Street and later died of his injuries; the two other teens suffered non-life-threatening wounds and survived.

Kristopher’s mother, Crystal Edmonds, reported that two men exited a dark-colored car and opened fire before fleeing. More than 100 people attended a candlelight vigil for Kristopher as friends and family described him as a good boy who was turning his life around. The Norfolk Police Department continues to investigate the triple shooting; no arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced and the case remains unsolved.

If anyone has information about that night or knew Kristopher, please come forward to assist the investigation.