On the evening of February 26, 2025, a dispute turned deadly in a parking lot on the campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, claiming the lives of two young men. Eighteen-year-old Delanio Maurice Vick Jr., an African American male, was fatally shot near the Broderick Dining Commons. Also killed in the incident was 20-year-old Timothy G. Williams Jr., of Norfolk. Both Vick and Williams were transported to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, where they succumbed to their injuries.
Neither of the young men were students at the university.
The tragic events of that night were reportedly set in motion earlier, when Delanio Vick Jr. went to the campus after learning that his mother, an employee at the dining hall, had allegedly been assaulted by a coworker. He was hoping police would intervene in the situation. It was later in the parking lot that the fatal shooting occurred. His family described him as a protective individual who deeply loved his family. Having been educated in the Norfolk Public School system, he was attending GED classes with aspirations of joining the Merchant Seaman.
In the wake of the double homicide, an arrest was made in connection with the shooting. Dequan J. Tyler, 27, who is Delanio Vick Jr.'s uncle, was taken into custody on March 11, 2025. He was not charged with the murders but with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Tyler, who was being held without bond in the Chesapeake City Jail, also faced other unrelated charges in Chesapeake.
From jail, Tyler stated that he was on campus to pick up his nephew when the shooting started. He claimed to have witnessed someone shooting at Delanio and fired his own weapon in an attempt to protect him. He admitted to firing the shots but was unsure if he had hit anyone. The Norfolk Police Department has stated that the investigation is ongoing, and the Norfolk Commonwealth's Attorney's Office is reviewing the evidence to determine if more charges will be filed.
