Stephen D. White, 23, was shot and killed in Newport News on April 17, 2020. Police responded about 11:40 p.m. to the 600 block of 25th Street and found White deceased at the scene. He was a Granby High School graduate who worked at a Target warehouse.

Investigators identified two suspects after reviewing surveillance that reportedly showed three people fleeing the area after gunfire. Sh’Kise Faizon Cappe, 23, of Hampton, was arrested, tried, and convicted by a jury of first-degree murder, conspiracy, and using a firearm in the commission of a felony; a judge described the killing as a cold-blooded execution and sentenced him to 56 years in prison. A second suspect, 21-year-old Alton Kasine Powers of Hampton, was also arrested and charged; his trial was set to proceed in Newport News Circuit Court and remained pending.

The motive for the killing was not established during the court proceedings. If anyone has information about Stephen, the shooting, or the people seen fleeing that night, please share what you know.