In the early morning hours of March 4, 2020, gunfire was reported in a Hampton, Virginia neighborhood. Around 6:22 a.m. police were called to the 200 block of Manchester Drive and found 23-year-old Edward Renardo Brown Jr. lying in the street. Medics pronounced the young Black man deceased at 6:33 a.m. from a gunshot wound to the chest.

Investigators believe the fatal shooting occurred hours earlier, about 2:30 a.m., when a complaint about shots fired was received. A nearby resident later reported hearing three gunshots during the night, though it was not immediately clear whether those shots were connected to Brown’s death. Brown was a resident of nearby Newport News.

The Hampton Police Division classified the death as a homicide and opened an active investigation, asking the public to provide information and offering a possible cash reward through the Crime Line for tips leading to an arrest. No arrests or suspects have been publicly identified. Does anyone have information about Brown, his movements that night, or the 200 block of Manchester Drive?