Darrel Spencer, 20, was killed on May 21, 2011, in Virginia Beach after violence spilled from a Lynnhaven Parkway nightclub called Hangar 9 into the parking lot of a nearby 7-Eleven. A large, chaotic crowd formed outside the club; fights and skirmishes broke out, pepper spray was used, and gunfire erupted from the direction of Lynnhaven Parkway near the gas pumps. Spencer was in a black Impala in the lot, emerged with a shotgun, and was struck in the head by a shot fired by security company owner Lester R. Belmar Jr., dying instantly.

Court records describe Spencer firing the shotgun once and striking a car as it tried to leave; the bullet that hit Spencer reportedly continued and struck the Impala’s driver, Travis Baker, who survived with a serious injury. Belmar initially told investigators he could not say for certain that Spencer had a gun and that he had not seen Spencer fire, even though evidence showed the shotgun had been discharged. Belmar was arrested and convicted in Virginia Beach court of second-degree murder and related charges, receiving a sentence that amounted to fifteen years to serve. Does anyone have information about Spencer’s time that night at Hangar 9 or about witnesses who were at the 7-Eleven?