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Teenager shot dead at a meeting arranged for a firearm sale; an 18-year-old and a 14-year-old charged with murder
Jaidyn Maki Manns, 18, was shot and killed on Saturday October 31, 2026, in the afternoon at 310 Main Street in Ridgeway, Henry County, during a meeting that had been arranged for a firearm transaction, the Henry County Sheriff's Office says. Tyquel Zion Hampton, 18, and a 14-year-old boy have both been charged with second-degree murder and larceny of a firearm. Both are being held without bond — Hampton at the Henry County Adult Detention Center and the teenager at the W. W. Moore Juvenile Detention Center in Danville. The investigation is ongoing. We are following this case and will update it again as soon as new information comes.
- Date
- October 31, 2026
- Location
- 310 Main Street, Ridgeway, Henry County, Virginia
- Stage
- CHARGED
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Update #1 — Teenager shot dead at a meeting arranged for a firearm sale; an 18-year-old and a 14-year-old charged with murder
Jaidyn Maki Manns, 18, was shot and killed on Saturday October 31, 2026, in the afternoon at 310 Main Street in Ridgeway, Henry County, during a meeting that had been arranged for a firearm transaction, the Henry County Sheriff's Office says.
Tyquel Zion Hampton, 18, and a 14-year-old boy have both been charged with second-degree murder and larceny of a firearm. Both are being held without bond — Hampton at the Henry County Adult Detention Center and the teenager at the W. W. Moore Juvenile Detention Center in Danville.
The investigation is ongoing.
We are following this case and will update it again as soon as new information comes.
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