Aaron Justice Fryer, a 20-year-old Black man, was found with a life-threatening gunshot wound to his head at the intersection of Hampton and Oak Avenues in Newport News, Virginia, at about 3:48 a.m. on September 20, 2018. He was transported to a nearby hospital but died the following day from his injuries.

The Newport News Police Department opened a homicide investigation, but investigators reported few witnesses and little concrete evidence, hampering efforts to identify a suspect.

Aaron’s family and friends remember him fondly; his death remains a painful loss and a reminder of ongoing gun violence in the community. If anyone has information about that early-morning shooting or remembers seeing activity around Hampton and Oak Avenues on September 20, 2018, please come forward.