In the late hours of a Thursday evening in Hampton, Virginia, a sequence of events unfolded that would end in the tragic deaths of two brothers. On January 21, 2021, 42-year-old Alfonzie William Dennard, a Black or African American male, was found deceased alongside his older brother, 46-year-old Edwin Dennard. The initial call to authorities was for a single-vehicle accident at Settlers Landing Road and Kecoughtan Road, where a car had struck a utility pole and caught fire.
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extinguishing the flames, first responders made a grim discovery inside the vehicle. Both Alfonzie and his brother had sustained gunshot wounds. The investigation quickly shifted from a car accident to a double homicide. Law enforcement officials have not publicly identified any suspects or made any arrests in connection with the slayings. The case remains an active investigation.
Approximately thirty minutes before the discovery of the crash, Edwin Dennard had been named as a suspect in a destruction of property incident on Oser Lane in Hampton. He was reportedly driving the same vehicle that was later found crashed and burned. Authorities have not specified if the earlier incident is connected to the brothers' murders. The investigation into who is responsible for the deaths of Alfonzie and Edwin Dennard is ongoing, and police have appealed to the public for any information that might lead to a breakthrough in the case.
