On April 14, 2021, 18-year-old Niguel Amar Russell was fatally shot while walking in the first block of Triple Crown Court in Hampton, Virginia. Emergency dispatchers got the call shortly after 5 p.m., and officers who arrived at the apartment complex near Magrudger Boulevard and Floyd Thompson Drive found Russell had been shot and pronounced dead at the scene.

Hampton Police described the case as a drive-by shooting and detained one man for questioning. The following day police announced the arrest of 19-year-old Ramel Lawson Jr., who was charged with second-degree murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, shooting from a vehicle, and shooting in public. Authorities said they were not seeking other suspects. The motive and specific circumstances that led to the shooting remained under investigation.

If anyone saw activity around Triple Crown Court or has information about that afternoon on April 14, 2021, please come forward.