Raekwon Peterson was 17 when he was shot and killed on the evening of July 12, 2019. The shooting took place in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven on Kecoughtan Road in Hampton, Virginia. Raekwon had just graduated from Hampton High School and worked two jobs; family members described him as hardworking and building a future that was cut short.

The Hampton Police Division investigated the killing, collecting evidence and witness accounts as the community grieved. The inquiry resulted in the arrest of 18-year-old Jeremiah T. Collier; he was taken into custody in Newport News in coordination with the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force. Collier was charged with murder and related firearm offenses.

What details about that night or the people involved might help explain what led to Raekwon’s death?