2 Charged For Murder Of Teacher's Aide In Huntington

HUNTINGTON, VA—Two DC men have been arrested and charged for the 2016 murder of a teacher's aide in Huntington.

Detectives have been working to identify the two suspects since the May 20, 2016 shooting. Tre’Sur Hawkins, 19, was charged Thursday with first degree murder. He will be taken to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center and held without bond.

The other suspect, Charles Benson, 24, was arrested on Sept. 4, 2018 in DC. Police say the arrest wasn't announced "as to not compromise investigative leads" that led them to the other suspect. Benson was extradited to Fairfax County on Oct. 17 and remains in custody.

The shooting happened in a parking lot at Cityside Huntington Metro Apartments on Richmond Highway, The Washington Post reported. Police found the victim with a gunshot wound. Tarreece John Sampson, 24, of Alexandria, was pronounced dead on the scene.

Police believe Sampson did not know the suspects and encountered them breaking into cars. Sampson was a Fort Hunt Elementary School teacher’s aide and a George Mason University graduate student, according to his obituary in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. He was hoping to become a special education teacher for Fairfax County Public Schools.

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