In Loving Memory of Semaj Richelle Coleman: A Beautiful Soul Whose Dreams Were Cut Short at 22.🕊️💔

Semaj Richelle Coleman, 22, a Norfolk State University senior from Mollusk, died after a shooting Saturday night on East Virginia Beach Boulevard. Police say it was accidental, and Matthew B. Croslin, 23, is charged with involuntary manslaughter.
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NORFOLK, Va. — A 22-year-old Norfolk State University senior died after a shooting Saturday night in Norfolk, and a Newport News man has been charged, according to the Norfolk Police Department.
Police said they were notified around 11:45 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, that a woman had arrived at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital with a life-threatening gunshot wound. The woman, identified as Semaj Richelle Coleman of Mollusk, Virginia, later died. Investigators said the shooting happened in a parking lot in the 5700 block of East Virginia Beach Boulevard, and the preliminary investigation determined it was accidental.
Matthew B. Croslin, 23, of Newport News, was taken into custody at the scene. He is charged with involuntary manslaughter and reckless handling of a firearm and is being held without bond at the Norfolk City Jail. The charges are allegations.
Norfolk State University said Coleman was a senior majoring in Health Services Management. She was affiliated with the university's Spartans Promise to Persist with Purpose program and was recently inducted into the National Association for Allied Health Professions.
The university said the shooting happened off campus, that there is no known threat to the campus community, and that counseling and support services are available to students, faculty and staff.