In the spring of 2016, a tragic event cut short the life of 20-year-old Casey Kayser, a female resident of Virginia Beach. On the evening of April 18th, Kayser and a companion, 33-year-old Jeffrey Stallings, were discovered inside a vehicle in the 5400 block of Ashby Street in Norfolk, Virginia, both having sustained gunshot wounds. The initial discovery was made by police officers who were responding to reports of a possible shooting in the area shortly before 10:00 p.m.
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medical services were dispatched to the scene, and both Kayser and Stallings were transported to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Stallings was pronounced dead upon his arrival at the hospital. Kayser, who was in critical condition, succumbed to her injuries two days later, on April 20, 2016, surrounded by her family. In the wake of her death, Kayser's legacy would live on through organ donation.
The investigation into the double homicide quickly led authorities to identify two suspects: 21-year-old Quedell 'Que' Higgs of Chesapeake and 20-year-old Kamron 'Kam' Sellers of Norfolk. Warrants were issued for their arrests on charges of two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
The ensuing manhunt for the two suspects extended beyond the borders of Virginia. On April 30, 2016, Kamron Sellers was located and taken into custody by U.S. Marshals in Charleston, South Carolina. He was subsequently extradited back to Virginia to face the charges against him. A little over a week later, on the evening of May 11, 2016, Quedell Higgs was apprehended without incident by the Norfolk Police Fugitive Squad in the 800 block of North Military Highway.
Following their arrests, both Higgs and Sellers were held at the Norfolk City Jail. During a court appearance on May 20, 2016, a judge denied bond for both men. During this hearing, it was revealed that both Casey Kayser and Jeffrey Stallings had been shot in the back of the head. The case against both suspects was slated to be reviewed by a grand jury in August of 2016. However, publicly available information regarding the outcome of the trial, including any convictions or sentencing, is not readily accessible.
