Keiontre Laquan Rodgers was 19 when he was shot and killed on the evening of March 18, 2012, while sitting in his Dodge Avenger at a BP station on Frederick Boulevard in Portsmouth, Virginia. According to court testimony, an assailant approached the vehicle and fired a shot that struck Rodgers in the back. He attempted to drive away but died at the wheel; his car collided with a utility pole at Frederick and Deep Creek Boulevards. Portsmouth officers who heard the gunfire arrived around 9:12 p.m. and found Rodgers deceased in the driver’s seat.

Investigators identified 19-year-old Jeff Barnes of Portsmouth as a suspect and obtained a warrant. Barnes was arrested in North Carolina on March 23, 2012, and charged with murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Court proceedings established that an exchange of words occurred between Barnes and Rodgers before the shooting. In February 2013 a judge imposed an active prison term totaling 30 years, including time for the firearm charge.

If anyone knew Keiontre, was at the BP that night, or has information about the confrontation that preceded the shooting, please share what is known.