Joel Anthony Davis Jr., 40, was shot and killed on the evening of October 15, 2020, in Newport News, Virginia. Police were dispatched at about 7:53 p.m. to the 300 block of 73rd Street after reports of gunfire; officers found Davis with a gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

As officers arrived, a suspect was seen fleeing in a pickup truck. A brief pursuit ended two streets away when the fleeing vehicle collided with another pickup; the driver of the second truck was not injured. A 28-year-old man, Cortez Bumphus, was taken into custody at the crash scene and later charged in connection with Davis’s death with second-degree murder, conspiracy, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a felon. Additional charges related to the vehicle crash were reported to be expected as the investigation continued.

Are there witnesses or neighbors who remember activity on 73rd Street that evening or who can add details about the crash and the events leading up to the shooting?