Kevin Anthony Jackson was 28 when he was shot in Newport News, Virginia, just before 5 p.m. on September 15, 2016. He was behind the wheel of his pick-up truck at the intersection of Chestnut Avenue and Briarfield Road when gunfire struck him. The truck continued down Chestnut Avenue and crashed into a tree.

Neighbors rushed to help after hearing about five shots in roughly twenty seconds and the sound of the crash. Witnesses found Jackson unresponsive; bystanders checked for a pulse and tended to him until paramedics arrived. He was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead. His father and stepmother described him as a good man and a good father.

Five days later, on September 20, 2016, Newport News police arrested 24-year-old Cortez Bumphus and charged him with first-degree murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in connection with Jackson’s death.

If anyone has information about the shooting or was in the area that afternoon, please share what you know.