On October 28, 2017, Mark Oneal Thornton, 26, was killed in a quadruple shooting outside a Petersburg nightclub. Three other people were wounded in the same incident. Born May 8, 1991, Thornton was a father of four children and a son and brother. He graduated from Dinwiddie County Public Schools, where he played baseball and football, and owned Quality Upscale Home Improvements, LLC, with an interest in antique cars and auto restoration.

A service was held at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church and he was interred at Dinwiddie Memorial Park. Law enforcement investigated the shooting, but details about how it happened have been scarce and no arrests or public identifications of suspects have been announced.

If anyone has information about the shooting or knew Mark, please share what you know.