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A confrontation that began on the road ended in deadly gunfire in Norfolk on June 18, 2021. Twenty-seven-year-old Dante George Southerland was involved in an argument in the parking lot of a Tinee Giant on East Princess Anne Road. Surveillance footage shows Southerland and another man, Breon Redus Davis, arguing before Davis repeatedly struck Southerland, produced a firearm and began shooting while chasing him. Southerland, who was armed, fired back but was hit nine times and later died at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Forensics determined Davis fired 18 shots and Southerland fired four.

Davis left Virginia for Georgia after the shooting and later turned himself in. He told police the confrontation followed an earlier road rage incident and said he shot after Southerland tried to draw a weapon. A Norfolk jury found Davis guilty of voluntary manslaughter on May 4, 2023; he also pleaded guilty to being a convicted violent felon in possession of a firearm and received a total of 24 years in prison plus six months of post-release supervision.

Did anyone in the area witness the argument or the initial road incident earlier that day?