In the late hours of a summer evening in Glen Allen, Virginia, the life of 27-year-old Monique Singleton, a Black female, was tragically cut short. On August 9, 2021, a violent encounter unfolded that would leave one woman dead and another critically injured. Emergency services received a call for a shooting and rushed to the scene. There, they discovered two women who had been shot.
Monique Singleton was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other victim was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The investigation into the shooting quickly pointed to a domestic-related incident. Within twelve hours of the crime, Henrico Police had identified and taken two suspects into custody. The individuals arrested were brothers, 27-year-old Trevon Lyles and 18-year-old David Leon Lyles, III. Their apprehension brought a swift, initial sense of resolution to the burgeoning investigation, indicating a focused and efficient effort by law enforcement to address the violence that had shattered the evening's peace.
Both Trevon and David Lyles faced a litany of serious charges in connection with the shooting. Each brother was charged with second-degree murder for the death of Monique Singleton, conspiracy to commit murder, malicious wounding related to the second victim, and conspiracy to commit malicious wounding. Additionally, they both faced two counts of using a firearm in the commission of a felony and two counts of shooting into an occupied vehicle. Despite the prompt arrests and the comprehensive charges laid against the two suspects, the final disposition of their cases, including the outcomes of any trials or sentencing, has not been publicly detailed in the available online sources. The narrative of the pursuit of justice for Monique Singleton remains, in the public record, without its concluding chapter.
