Nate Evans, 19, was killed on March 21, 2019, when he was found on the sidewalk in the 800 block of West 43rd Street in Norfolk, Virginia, suffering from a gunshot wound. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene just before midnight. Evans was a sophomore and a running back at the College of William & Mary who had an interest in public health.

Investigators say the shooting grew out of a drug transaction. Court documents and witness testimony state Evans arranged to sell a pound of marijuana near the Old Dominion University campus. A childhood friend who was with Evans that night testified the buyer, identified as 20-year-old Kri’Shawn D. Beamon, allegedly fled with the marijuana without paying; Evans pursued, and multiple gunshots were fired, striking Evans twice in the back.

Beamon was arrested days later and charged with second-degree murder, robbery, and two counts of using a firearm in the commission of a felony. While in custody, Beamon implicated another man, Keith Bryant, who was later arrested. Bryant’s first trial in April 2024 ended in a mistrial; his second trial in March 2025 resulted in a not guilty verdict on second-degree murder. Beamon’s case remained pending for trial.

Did anyone in the Norfolk or William & Mary communities have contact with Nate around March 21, 2019, or information about the meeting near Old Dominion University?