Genesis Horton, a 17-year-old male, was shot and killed on the evening of Friday, October 11, 2019, in the 700 block of Paxton Street in Danville, Virginia. Emergency responders found him with gunshot wounds to the torso and transported him to Sovah Health, where he later died; his body was taken to the Medical Examiner’s Office in Roanoke for autopsy.

Neighbors reported hearing multiple gunshots that night and seeing someone flee the scene. The Danville Police Department opened a homicide investigation; at the time of the reports no suspects had been identified and no arrests have been publicly announced. This was the third homicide on Paxton Street in three years, a pattern that intensified community concern about safety.

Residents organized a prayer walk on Paxton Street to mourn Genesis and urge an end to the violence, and police said they would increase patrols in the area. If anyone has information about what happened that night or about the person seen fleeing, please share it with investigators.