A fatal shooting in Hampton ended the life of 25-year-old Michael Lovelace in the early hours of July 27, 2013. Officers responding to reports of shots fired in the 600 block of Milford Avenue found Lovelace with a gunshot wound to his upper torso; Hampton Fire and Rescue pronounced him dead at the scene.

Police say the shooting followed a verbal dispute between two men who knew each other. Within weeks, Hampton investigators identified 20-year-old Brandon Xavier Coles of Newport News as a suspect and sought warrants charging him with murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Coles was taken into custody on August 13, 2013, and was later also charged with burglary and grand larceny; he was held by the Hampton Sheriff’s Office.

What can readers who knew Michael or who have information about the events on Milford Avenue that night add to the record?