Quontrell D. Snowden, 31, was killed after a dispute at the Downtown Norfolk Transit Station on St. Paul’s Boulevard on May 29, 2019. Video surveillance shows a brief fight in which Snowden attempted to back away with his hands raised while the other man, Ferrari Aramis Ferdinand, pulled a firearm, fired seven times and continued shooting after Snowden fell. Snowden was unarmed and died after being taken to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.

Norfolk officers who were nearby heard the shots and arrested Ferdinand at the scene. He was charged with second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony and was held without bond. Reports say Ferdinand later claimed he fired only twice and believed Snowden was armed, an account that conflicted with evidence shown at trial.