Aleigha Michelle Hawkingberry was 18 when she was fatally shot in Virginia Beach on the evening of October 4, 2016. The shooting occurred in the 1100 block of Mondrian Loop while she was standing outside a car talking to the driver.

The person identified in the case was 22-year-old Alec Spencer Wagner, a Navy seaman at the time. Investigators determined the shooting was unintentional: Wagner had been showing his gun to Hawkingberry and, as he was putting it back in the glove compartment with his hand on the trigger, the firearm discharged after reportedly striking the steering wheel, fatally wounding her.

Wagner was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter and reckless handling of a firearm. He later pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and received a six-month jail sentence. Does anyone have information about Aleigha’s life in Virginia Beach or the events that night?