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13News Now reported a jury convicted Trevonte Gerard Dugue of second-degree murder in the Ocean View shooting of Tyrone Jontrell Walker Jr.

13News Now reported Nov. 2, 2026, that a jury convicted Trevonte Gerard Dugue, 30, of second-degree murder and use of a firearm in commission of a felony in the Nov. 25, 2025, shooting of Tyrone Jontrell Walker Jr., 27, at an Ocean View convenience store. The Norfolk Commonwealth's Attorney's Office says the firearm count is using a firearm in the commission of murder, that Walker died Nov. 28, and that Judge Tasha D. Scott set sentencing for Jan. 15, 2027. 13News Now and WTKR print Jan. 15 and do not print the year.

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Second-degree murder is the count the jury returned. A direct indictment for first-degree murder is what the Commonwealth's Attorney's Office says it took to the grand jury before that verdict. 13News Now calls the firearm count use of a firearm in commission of a felony. The office calls it using a firearm in the commission of murder. WTKR says using a firearm in the commission of a murder. Jan. 15, 2027, is the office's sentencing date. The 100 block, on 13News Now, and 123 W. Ocean View Ave., on the office and on WTKR, are not the same address line. A brief conversation, in the article, and a parking-lot argument, in the caption still sitting on that 13News Now page, are not the same account.

13News Now, in a story by Tracy Cooper published at 11:25 p.m. EST on November 2, 2026, and updated at the same minute, reported a jury convicted Trevonte Gerard Dugue, 30, of second-degree murder and use of a firearm in commission of a felony in a shooting on Nov. 25, 2025, that killed 27-year-old Tyrone Jontrell Walker Jr. at a convenience store in the 100 block of West Ocean View Avenue in Norfolk's Ocean View. It reported, citing the Norfolk Commonwealth's Attorney's Office, that Dugue and Walker were among a gathering at the store, had arrived separately, and were not known to be acquainted. It reported security footage showed Dugue have a brief conversation with Walker, who was not armed, before Dugue shot Walker in the face. It reported that as Walker collapsed, Dugue turned to run and someone else shot him. It reported someone drove Dugue to a different Ocean View convenience store, that medics took Walker to a hospital, and that Walker died of his injuries three days later. It reported police connected the two shootings after the report of Dugue's gunshot wound down the street, and that Dugue identified himself in photos from the security footage. It reported the investigation into who shot Dugue remains ongoing. It reported the jury deliberated for nearly three hours after a three-day trial last week. It reported sentencing is set for Jan. 15. It does not print the year. It quoted Commonwealth's Attorney Ramin Fatehi: "Mr. Dugue shot the victim with no provocation and no excuse, committing a true act of senseless violence," and then his condolences to Walker's family, his thanks to eyewitnesses, good Samaritans, and the businesses whose cameras "told a clear and unbiased story," and, "My colleagues and I will continue to seek accountability for the people who kill in our city." The page still carries a caption, over earlier footage, that a parking lot argument in Ocean View turned violent Tuesday night and left two men with life-threatening gunshot wounds. A parking lot argument, in that caption, and a brief conversation with no provocation, in the Nov. 2 story, are not the same account. Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, was a Tuesday. The caption does not print the year.

The Norfolk Commonwealth's Attorney's Office, in a release posted October 29, 2026, and last updated that day, reported a jury convicted Trevonte Gerard Dugue, 30, on Wednesday of second-degree murder and using a firearm in the commission of murder after he shot and killed 27-year-old Tyrone Jontrell Walker Jr. outside a convenience store at 123 W. Ocean View Ave. It reported that on the night of Nov. 25, 2025, the two men were not known to be acquainted, had arrived separately, and were among many people outside the store. It reported security footage showed a brief conversation with the victim, who was not armed, before Dugue pointed a firearm at him and shot him in the face. It reported the victim collapsed, Dugue turned to run, and someone whose identity is unknown shot Dugue in the torso. Torso is the office's word. 13News Now says someone else shot him and does not print torso. It reported witnesses rendered aid, that someone drove Dugue to a different convenience store where a 911 call reported he had been shot, and that medics took Walker to a hospital, where he was admitted to intensive care, pronounced brain-dead, and died of the injury on Nov. 28. Three days later, on 13News Now, and Nov. 28, on the office, are the same span. Brain-dead is the office. 13News Now says died of his injuries and does not print brain-dead. It reported that after the report of Dugue's wound, Norfolk Police connected the shootings, got him to a hospital, and detained him as a suspect in Walker's murder after he was released. It reported he agreed to speak with detectives and identified himself in the security photos. It reported police then charged him with second-degree murder and using a firearm in the commission of murder. It reported the office later secured a direct indictment for first-degree murder. The indictment is what the office says the grand jury returned. The conviction the jury returned is second-degree murder, not first-degree. 13News Now does not print a first-degree count. It reported he pleaded not guilty and chose a jury. It reported that after evidence and arguments between Oct. 26 and 28, 2026, and nearly three hours of deliberation, the jury found him guilty of second-degree murder and using a firearm in the commission of murder. It reported Judge Tasha D. Scott presided and set sentencing for Jan. 15, 2027. It reported Senior Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Liane Galardi and Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Jessica L. Terkovich are prosecuting, and that Norfolk Police Detective Kyle D. Austin led the investigation. It reported the investigation into who shot Dugue remains ongoing. It printed the same Fatehi quotation 13News Now printed, including the line about no provocation.

WTKR, citing the Norfolk Commonwealth's Attorney, reported Dugue, 30, and Walker, 27, were talking outside a convenience store at 123 W. Ocean View Ave. on Nov. 25, 2025, that security footage showed Dugue taking out a gun and shooting Walker in the face, and that another person, still unknown, shot Dugue as he ran. Talking, on WTKR, and a brief conversation, on 13News Now and the office, are close. WTKR does not print that Walker was not armed. It reported witnesses aided Walker, that Dugue was taken to another convenience store where someone called 911, and that Walker died of his injuries at a local hospital. It does not print Nov. 28 or brain-dead. It reported that after treatment and release, police detained Dugue, that he identified himself in the footage, and that he was charged with second-degree murder and using a firearm in the commission of a murder. A felony, on 13News Now, murder, on the office, and a murder, on WTKR, are not the same name for that count. It reported he pleaded not guilty, opted for a jury, and that after deliberation between Monday and Wednesday he was found guilty of both charges. Deliberation between Monday and Wednesday, on WTKR, is not what the office printed. The office says the jury heard evidence and arguments between Oct. 26 and Oct. 28 and then deliberated nearly three hours. Oct. 26, 2026, was a Monday. Oct. 28 was a Wednesday. 13News Now says nearly three hours after a three-day trial last week and does not print those dates. WTKR's Fatehi quotation starts at the condolences and does not include the sentence about no provocation. It reported sentencing has been set for Jan. 15 and does not print 2027. The guilty verdicts are what the jury returned on the two counts. Jan. 15 is the sentencing date. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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