On August 7, 2016, 17-year-old Matthew Hunter Toothman was shot and killed inside his family home in Chesapeake, Virginia. A rising senior at Hickory High School, Matthew participated in the marching band drum line, track, tennis, and the Ambassadors Club; he had been a Boy Scout. The violence occurred when his older brother, 20-year-old Zachary Toothman, retrieved their father’s service revolver and shot their parents and Matthew.

Matthew and his 53-year-old father, Michael Toothman, a 30-year veteran of the Chesapeake Police Department, died from their wounds. Their mother, Susie, was shot and seriously wounded but survived after pretending to be dead and later escaping to get help from a neighbor. Zachary was arrested at the scene; he initially gave a conflicting account that their mother was the shooter.

Court records show Zachary struggled with college grades and depression he had hidden from his family. If anyone knew Matthew or has information about him and his life in Chesapeake, please share what you can.