Daquan Jauhari Pope, a young man from Norfolk, Virginia, was just 23 years old when his life was brought to a violent end. Born on July 25, 2003, Daquan was a resident of the city where he would ultimately lose his life in the fall of 2026. While his family’s specific memories and the details of his personal life, work, and passions remain private, his death represents a profound loss that prompted a swift and public police investigation.
The final day of Daquan’s life was Sunday,
October 18, 2026. On that morning, a sense of normalcy in the Park Place neighborhood was shattered by gunfire. At around 8:15 a.m., the Norfolk Police Department received a call reporting a shooting and dispatched officers to a residence in the 200 block of West 30th Street. Inside the home, they found Daquan suffering from multiple, life-threatening gunshot wounds. First responders pronounced him dead at the scene. The person responsible had fled before police arrived, leaving a scene of tragedy behind.
Detectives with the Norfolk Police Department immediately began a homicide investigation. They quickly determined that the shooting was not a random act of violence. According to their preliminary findings, Daquan had been involved in an altercation with a person he was familiar with just before the fatal shots were fired. This crucial detail shifted the focus of the investigation from a search for an unknown assailant to a search for a known acquaintance, suggesting a personal dispute had escalated to a fatal conclusion.
The investigation progressed rapidly. Just two days later, on October 20, the Norfolk Police Department announced a major development in the case. They had identified a suspect and secured warrants for his arrest. Ishaun T. Riddick, a 24-year-old man also from Norfolk, was formally charged with second-degree murder and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. With Riddick still at large, police released his name and photograph to the public, asking for help in locating the man they believed was responsible for Daquan's death.
Daquan's killing was a somber statistic for the city of Norfolk, which was experiencing a notable increase in violence that year. His death was recorded as the 30th homicide in the city in 2026, a year that had seen a significant spike in such incidents compared to the previous year. The shooting inside a residence reflected a grim pattern, as a large percentage of homicides in Virginia occur in homes, often complicating investigations that rely on witnesses and physical evidence within a contained space.
As of late October 2026, the case remained an active and ongoing homicide investigation. The Norfolk Police Department continued its public appeal for information regarding the whereabouts of Ishaun T. Riddick. The Norfolk Crime Line offered a potential cash reward for any tips that would lead to an arrest, assuring the public that information could be submitted anonymously. Anyone with knowledge of the case or Riddick's location was urged to contact the Norfolk Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP or to submit a tip through the P3Tips mobile application, as the search for justice for Daquan Pope continued.
