Shawn Edward Basnight, a 39-year-old man from Chesapeake, Virginia, was shot and later died after a home invasion on December 5, 2017. Three people forcibly entered his Wingfield Avenue residence while Basnight and another adult were inside. The intruders stole several items and demanded a safe. Basnight followed the suspects to their vehicle to retrieve stolen property, and during a struggle one of the suspects produced a firearm and shot him multiple times. He was taken to a hospital after emergency services were called around 6:40 p.m. but succumbed to his injuries.

Basnight was remembered by his family as a devoted husband and father who loved skateboarding—earning the nickname Tony Hawk among friends—and worked in electrical and construction trades and building skateboard ramps. Chesapeake police arrested one suspect, 19-year-old Micah Ramirez of Newport News, on charges including burglary, robbery, abduction and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Two other suspects remained at large.

If anyone has information about the two remaining suspects or the events that night, please share what is known.