Christine Mary Bender, 60, was shot outside her home on Campion Court in Virginia Beach at approximately 2:05 a.m. on December 4, 2016, and later died at a nearby hospital. A native of Manchester, England, she worked as a kitchen and bathroom designer and was remembered by family for her warm personality, British accent, and devotion as a wife, mother, and grandmother.

Police say the killing was random and part of a string of shootings in the area. Investigators charged three teenagers in connection with the spree. Nicolas Isaiah Cates, 17 at the time, reportedly asked Bender for a lighter, returned it, then shot her as she walked away. Cates later pleaded guilty to first-degree murder for Bender’s death and to being an accessory in another fatal shooting; in July 2017 he was sentenced to 100 years in prison with 50 years suspended. Maurice Boney Jr., 19 at the time, was also charged in the case.

Did anyone in the Chimney Hill area see or hear anything that morning that could help complete the timeline?