Desmond Nicholas Smith, 21, was shot and killed outside a 7-Eleven on West Main Street in Smithfield, Virginia, shortly before 11 p.m. on November 13, 2019. Officers found him on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds; emergency medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene. He was born March 15, 1998, in Suffolk and graduated from Isle of Wight Academy. Known to family as Blu, he worked at Liebherr and co-founded the music group 2400 Productions, where he created beats and songs.

The shooting left his parents, Keisha Smith and Shannon Eley, numerous siblings and many friends mourning. Several days after the killing, a suspect turned himself in to authorities and was in custody. Does anyone nearby remember that night or have information about what happened outside the 7-Eleven?