Luis Lou Eduardo Zambrana was 20 when he was shot and killed inside an Exxon gas station on Jefferson Avenue in Newport News on Monday, September 16, 2019. Surveillance footage showed him standing in line when a man approached from behind and shot him twice at point-blank range; Zambrana died at the scene. Friends and family described him as goofy, fun-loving, kind-hearted, and passionate about theater, singing, and acting. He had briefly attended Norfolk State University and worked at a grocery store and as a musician at his church.

Investigators identified 21-year-old Elijah Dayron Armstrong of Newport News as a suspect. Armstrong’s father brought him to the Newport News Sheriff’s Office the evening of the shooting, and Armstrong was charged with first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony in connection with Zambrana’s death. Authorities also tied Armstrong to a second homicide 35 minutes later in nearby Hampton, in which 38-year-old Lamar French was killed in a parking lot; investigators said there was no indication Armstrong and French knew each other.

Does anyone have information about Zambrana’s final hours or memories to share about him that might help the ongoing interest in this case?