Darrell Wayne Higginbotham, 58, was killed while closing the Happy Shopper convenience store in Hampton, Virginia on October 16, 2017. He and the store owner were confronted in the parking lot by one or more individuals; a verbal dispute escalated and gunfire followed. Higginbotham was struck multiple times and found unresponsive in the 1200 block of North King Street, pronounced dead at the scene. The owner was also shot, managed to drive to a nearby 7-Eleven for help, and was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.

Hampton Police launched a homicide investigation and asked the public for information, but did not immediately release suspect descriptions and no arrests have been publicly reported. The motive remains unclear.

If anyone has information about that October 16, 2017 shooting or remembers seeing suspicious activity in the area that night, please share what you know with investigators.