On April 22, 2012, 19-year-old Derwin DJMarcel Watts II was killed during a hostage situation inside an apartment on Canal Drive in Chesapeake, Virginia. Family members and a friend, Michael Temple, were present when the mother’s ex-boyfriend, Charles Collins, used a key to enter, barricaded the door with furniture and held the occupants hostage. During a struggle to protect his mother, Derwin was shot by Collins. He managed to get his mother out of the apartment and both ran from the home; Derwin was taken to Norfolk General Hospital and died of his wounds.

Michael Temple, 40, was also fatally shot during the incident. Collins was wounded by police when a SWAT team entered and was later arrested on charges including first-degree murder and abduction. Collins was convicted and received life sentences for both killings.

Does anyone have information about Derwin’s life in Chesapeake or memories they can share about him?