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Police: Man dead in shooting on Lincoln St. in Hampton
HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — Karma Restaurant and Lounge on Lincoln Street is open for business again after a deadly early morning shooting Friday in the parking lot.
A security guard pats down everyone going in — that is standard at the front door — but what happened has shaken the immediate downtown Hampton community, and a family grieves after DeAngelo Osborne, 25, of Hampton, was shot and killed.
Police said the call came in at 1:37 a.m. in reference to a shooting at the Karma Restaurant and Lounge, which had closed around 1:20 a.m., according to management.
D'Angelo McCay Osborne (Photo provided by Tracy Richardson, Osborne's mother)
When officers arrived, they found a man, identified as Osborne, in the parking lot suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital, where he died from his injuries.
Osborne was gunned down after celebrating his girlfriend's birthday with her family.
One neighbor told 10 On Your Side that he saw the aftermath of the shooting.
"It was the tape, from here to all the way over there, and I saw the forensic team and I already knew what that was," Kevin Davis said. "Somebody died. I don't know who."
Davis said the area isn't the safest.
"I guess the club was kicking off because it's not the safest area in town," Davis said.
Davis also said he'd like to see his community put down the guns.
"I feel sorry for— because it's too much going on anyway with all the guns and people getting shot everyday," Davis said. "Pretty much, I always have concerns. Stop killing each other, I don't know what it was about, but I'm going to find out sooner or later. I don't know who died, but somebody died."
Osborne's mother did not want to speak on camera, but she is broken-hearted, grieving the loss of her son. She knows what happened, but she has been advised not to talk about it during the investigation.
Charles Ralph, who has worked for 22 years in the social services community, knows the family is grieving.
"It is a shame," Ralph said. "I hope they're comforting people in the neighborhood, because people tend to unify when these things happen. They talk about it, trying to lift people up saddened by loss, and [provide] comfort to the families."
Detectives from Hampton Police Division's Major Crimes Unit are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
Outside Karma, you could see Hampton Police detectives collecting evidence, and there were evidence markers on the ground covering spent shell casings.
Police said they are looking for help in identifying the suspect in connection to what they are classifying as a homicide.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Hampton Police Division at 757-727-6111 or the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP. People can also send tips at P3Tips.com.
Ralph, from experience, shared what he thinks needs to be done to improve the community.
"Well, probably, with the families, the children should be shown a better way to build unity," he said, "and families need to work on making the community safe."
Check with WAVY.com for updates.
