JaQui Kameel Love was 18 and a senior at Denbigh High School when he was killed by gunfire in Newport News, Virginia, on March 22, 2021. He planned to study the culinary arts after graduation and was remembered by family and friends as goofy, kindhearted and known as Jah and Smiley.

Local law enforcement investigated the shooting and a 20-year-old man from Williamsburg was taken into custody and charged with first-degree murder in connection with the case. The arrest represents a major development for Love’s family and community as they seek accountability for his death.

If anyone knew JaQui — where he spent his time, who he was with that day, or has information about the shooting — please come forward to help the ongoing case.