On February 28, 2016, Deshawn Shaw, 22, was shot and killed in a Petersburg, Virginia apartment after shielding his younger brother from gunfire. Police believe the shooting occurred during a robbery. Deshawn’s 20-year-old brother, Dontavia Shaw, was also shot but suffered non-life-threatening injuries; Dontavia said the brothers had been with the suspects, whom they had met earlier that night, when an altercation erupted and Dontavia was shot first. Deshawn reportedly threw himself on top of his brother and was struck by multiple rounds. Paramedics transported both men to a nearby hospital, where Deshawn died.

Investigators arrested two suspects soon after: 18-year-old Daekwon Castelle and a 17-year-old male. Both were charged with homicide and robbery and held without bond pending further proceedings.

Did anyone in Petersburg at the time know the Shaw brothers or see the men they were with that night?