In the late morning of March 10, 2013, a sense of unease settled over the 100 block of Saint George Way in Hampton, Virginia. Inside a residence, 22-year-old Christopher Allen Moses, a male resident of Newport News, was visiting an acquaintance. What began as an ordinary day tragically turned into his last. A 911 call reporting a shooting brought Hampton Police to the scene at approximately 11:00 a.m. There, they discovered Christopher, who had sustained a fatal gunshot wound to his upper body.
Emergency medical personnel from the Hampton Fire and Rescue Division arrived but were unable to save him, and he was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The initial investigation into the violent death of Christopher Allen Moses quickly pointed to a suspect. The Hampton Police Division identified 23-year-old Jerrell Marquise Speller of Hampton as the individual responsible for the shooting. According to the preliminary investigation, Speller shot Christopher inside the residence. While the motive for the shooting remained under investigation, authorities moved swiftly to locate and apprehend Speller. Warrants were issued for his arrest on multiple serious charges, including one count of murder, one count of using a firearm in the commission of a felony, three counts of discharging a firearm inside a residence, and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The search for Speller extended beyond the immediate area as law enforcement sought to bring him into custody.
The manhunt for Jerrell Marquise Speller concluded on the evening of March 25, 2013. Acting with the assistance of the Norfolk Police Department, officers located Speller at a Super-8 motel in the 1000 block of West Ocean View Avenue in Norfolk. He was taken into custody without incident at approximately 9:00 p.m. Following his arrest, Speller was transported to the Hampton Jail, where he was held on the outstanding charges related to the death of Christopher Allen Moses. While his arrest marked a significant development in the case, the full story of the legal proceedings that followed, including details of a trial or conviction, are not available in the public online sources covering this tragic event.
