On the evening of March 15, 2021, a burst of gunfire on East Indian River Road ended the life of 23-year-old Lavontae Tae Sharron Johnson of Chesapeake. The shooting happened around 6:53 p.m. near the Norfolk–Chesapeake boundary in the 2400 block. Police found a westbound vehicle with two occupants; Johnson had fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. A second person in the car survived with non-life-threatening wounds and was taken to a hospital.

Investigators believed another vehicle was involved and the Chesapeake Police Department led the homicide probe. No arrests have been announced and authorities have not released a motive or identified suspects. Johnson, who would have turned 24 the next day, is remembered as a family man who left behind a daughter.