Samuel Elijah Hill was 33 when he was fatally shot on the evening of August 9, 2018, in the 300 block of Lincoln Street in Hampton, Virginia. The shooting happened just before 10 p.m. while Hill was in front of his aunt and uncle’s home. Responding officers found him with gunshot wounds; a neighbor attempted to keep him conscious while waiting for emergency personnel, but Hill was pronounced dead at the scene. Blood was visible on the ground and bullet holes were reported in a nearby car.

Hampton Police opened a homicide investigation. Hill had prior convictions for robbery and cocaine possession and had recently been released from jail, but investigators had not identified a motive. No suspects or arrests have been publicly announced and the investigation remains ongoing.

If anyone saw activity in the 300 block of Lincoln Street that night or has information about Hill’s death, please come forward.