Car club plans showcase to honor Portsmouth 10-year-old killed by stray bullet

A group of cars, many with the 757 Midnight Riders, pulled into a Portsmouth parking lot Wednesday. With a closer look, bystanders saw they featured decals bearing the name of 10-year-old Keontre Thornhill, who died a year ago from a stray bullet.

“I asked his mother if I could honor him by putting his name on my hood,” said Rooster Knight of Chesapeake. “I’m going to leave my hood for personal friends that pass away, or people who have died in senseless tragedies.”

Thornhill’s death was senseless, the group said. The boy was struck by a stray bullet while in his home on April 26, 2024. Police said the bullet came from a fight that broke out between two teenage girls in his neighborhood…

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