Elijah-Juan Zaire Vanness was 18 when he was shot and killed on Friday afternoon, May 16, 2014, in the 100 block of Spanish Trail in Hampton, Virginia. Vanness and two others were sitting inside a vehicle when an armed person approached and demanded their belongings. Vanness resisted, and the assailant fired a single gunshot that struck him in the upper torso. Emergency services arrived about 1:45 p.m.; Vanness was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead at 7:03 p.m.

Hampton Police identified and apprehended an 18-year-old suspect, Shalik Xavier Wynn, shortly after the incident. Wynn was charged with two counts of robbery and two counts of using a firearm in the commission of a felony. Family and friends remembered Vanness as a unique, intelligent young man with a vibrant personality.

Did anyone in Hampton see or hear anything near Spanish Trail that afternoon or know more about Vanness’s last hours?