Shooting at WEST MERCURY BLVD AND NORTH ARMISTEAD AVE on 08/06/2025 7:17 PM
Type: Shooting
Date: 08/06/2025 7:17 PM
Description: Suspects Exited A Vehicle And Fired Multiple Rounds At Another Vehicle, Causing A Crash Involving Several Vehicles.
Address: WEST MERCURY BLVD AND NORTH ARMISTEAD AVE, Hampton, VA
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Tawanda HillMissing Age
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Race: Black Ethnicity: Gender: Female Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Height: 5' 7" Weight: 125 lbsCase Number
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Name
Davonta SimmsAge
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ShootingInfo
On december 31, 2011, at approximately 2255 hours, officers were dispatched to the parking lot of 100 lincoln street in reference to a suspicious vehicle. As they were headed to the scene, the call was upgraded to a shooting. As officers arrived, they observed simms shot inside of a stolen grey nissan versa. Officers also located another occupied stolen vehicle in the same parking lot. Per witnesses, a grey chevrolet impala entered the parking lot and opened fire on simms' vehicle which was occupied by numerous people at the time. After simms was struck with a bullet, his passengers fled on foot. Simms later died from his injuries.Agency
Virginia State Police