Andre Lamont Ford, 37, was shot and killed outside an apartment building in the 7100 block of Belvedere Drive in Newport News, Virginia, on the night of June 27, 2021. Newport News Communications received the distress call about 10:08 p.m.; medics responded but Ford’s wounds were fatal and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Newport News Police Department launched an investigation and, with forensic work and community input, identified a suspect within days. On June 30, 2021, authorities announced the arrest of 21-year-old Dontre Joseph Grier, a resident of the same block, charging him with second-degree murder and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.

Who in the neighborhood might have seen or heard something useful that night?