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The predawn shooting on the grounds of Saunders Elementary School in Newport News killed 17-year-old John Lito Nieves on August 14, 2014. Nieves, who was about to enter his senior year at Warwick High School, and 16-year-old Bryant Wilder Jr. were found fatally shot near the school’s basketball courts around 1:30 a.m. A third teenager was wounded and escaped to summon help.

Police arrested 17-year-old David James Hosley later the same day. Court documents say a 12-gauge shotgun was used and Hosley was charged with two counts of second-degree murder, one count of aggravated malicious wounding, and possession of a firearm on school property; a grand jury returned an indictment in February 2015. The motive has not been made public.

Did anyone in the Newport News area know Nieves or Wilder, or have information about that night?