Overview
- An argument in the unofficial vending area outside Hampton Coliseum around 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 19 escalated into a stabbing that left one person dead and two injured, police said.
- Officers found two adult male victims with lacerations, one life-threatening, and a third adult male later arrived at a hospital as a walk-in with a non-life-threatening wound.
- The first transported victim died at a local hospital, the second remained under medical care, and investigators described the incident as isolated after identifying all involved.
- A person of interest who fled on foot was detained nearby as the Major Crimes Unit continues the investigation and requests tips at 757-727-6111, 1-888-LOCK-U-UP, or P3Tips.com.
- Phish called the event tragic and continued the weekend shows with increased police presence, while a separate, unrelated fatal stabbing in Hampton the next day resulted in a suspect being taken into custody.