Sheridan Andre’al Jones was 15 when he was shot after a high school football game in Virginia Beach. The shooting occurred the evening of August 30, 1989, after a game between Green Run and Salem high schools; a dispute between youths from Carper Housing and Twin Canals housing developments escalated into a confrontation involving about 30 people. During the chaos Jones, described as an honor student, was struck in the head and taken to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, where he died on August 31, 1989. A 17-year-old, Oliver Steele, was also seriously wounded in the chest.

Police arrested three people from Virginia Beach: 19-year-old Gregory L. Blackless, 18-year-old Montroleus D. Boston, and a 17-year-old juvenile. Each faced multiple charges, including two counts of using a firearm in the commission of a felony and two counts of malicious assault by a mob. Authorities said they did not believe the shooting was tied to organized gang activity. Did anyone who attended that game or lived near the housing developments see what happened that night?