NOTE: The video above is previous coverage from 10/2/25

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) - Funeral services were held Monday for Solomon A. Banjo, one of the three victims killed in the Southport riverfront bar mass shooting Sept. 27.

Banjo attended the University of Virginia in 2013 and was the son-in-law of Portsmouth Presiding District Judge Jon Babineau Senior.

"Solomon had an uncanny gift for listening, laughing, and making everyone feel understood and loved. He relished a challenge, whether athletic, professional, or personal, becoming a committed cyclist and completing several 100-mile races," says the obituary for Banjo on Dignity Memorial.

The shooting took place at the American Fish Company, located near the Southport Yacht Basin, around 9:30 p.m. Nigel Max Edge, 40, was suspected to b

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