Delvontae LeQuan Boone, 28, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of November 8, 2020, in the 600 block of Oak Street in Franklin, Virginia. Police responded to a shots-fired call at about 2:37 a.m. and found Boone suffering from a gunshot wound; he died at the scene.

A 2012 graduate of Franklin High School, Boone played football, basketball and baseball, attended First Baptist Church of Franklin, and was a father to four children. Friends called him Popcorn and remembered him as comical and generous.

The Franklin Police Department identified a suspect and obtained arrest warrants for 29-year-old Melkwane Remony Mitchell, described as armed and dangerous; the search for Mitchell continued for months. On August 9, 2021, Mitchell turned himself in and was taken to the Western Tidewater Regional Jail to face charges of felony homicide and reckless handling of a firearm in connection with Boone’s death.

If anyone knew Delvontae or has information about the shooting, please come forward.