In the early morning hours of Sunday, July 27, 2025, police were called to a noise complaint on the 100 block of Cooper Street in Danville, Virginia. After officers dispersed a gathering and were leaving the area, a single gunshot rang out. They returned to the scene to find 23-year-old Ketasha Fuller, a female resident of Danville, suffering from a gunshot wound.
Fuller was rushed to a nearby hospital but was ultimately pronounced dead.
The investigation quickly honed in on a suspect thanks to video footage from the scene, which reportedly showed a male arguing with Fuller before producing a handgun and firing a single shot. The Danville Police Department identified 28-year-old Jaiquawn Amos Powell as the primary suspect in the shooting.
Authorities publicly sought information on Powell's whereabouts and charged him with second-degree murder. In connection with the case, police also arrested another man, 33-year-old Darius Damon Dallis Walters, who was charged with being an accessory after the fact. Shortly after seeking public assistance, the Danville Police Department successfully located and arrested Jaiquawn Amos Powell, charging him in the death of Ketasha Fuller.
