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Man dies after shooting on Wakefield Avenue in Hampton

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Posted at 2:51 PM, Mar 23, 2023
and last updated 2023-07-19 12:10:14-04

HAMPTON, Va. — One person died following a shooting in Hampton Thursday afternoon.

The call came in just before 12:50 p.m. in the 300 block of Wakefield Avenue, police said. Officers found a man inside of a vehicle with a gunshot wound.

Medical personnel took the man to a local hospital where he later died, Hampton police said.

Police later identified the victim as 25-year-old Jehlani Brown.

Police did not release any other details about the suspect in the case. Anyone with information is asked to call Hampton police at 757-727-6111.