On August 29, 2015, 20-year-old Nickeia Hunter of Hampton was found dead inside a home on Wickham Avenue in Newport News, Virginia. Police responded about 5:45 p.m. after a caller reported seeing one of the victims inside the house. Hunter and 16-year-old Demonte Chambers, who lived at the residence, had both sustained gunshot wounds to the head.

The medical examiner ruled Nickeia Hunter’s death a homicide. At the time of the discovery, the manner of Demonte Chambers’s death was still under investigation. Hunter was an acquaintance of Chambers and was visiting the home when the shootings occurred. Law enforcement released limited information and no suspects have been publicly identified or arrested in connection with Hunter’s homicide.

The investigation remains open and the family continues to seek answers. If anyone has information about what happened on Wickham Avenue on August 29, 2015, please contact Newport News police.