Keith Lamont Barnes, 41, was shot and killed on the evening of April 6, 2025, in the 3500 block of Victory Boulevard in Portsmouth, Virginia. Officers found Barnes with a life-threatening gunshot wound just before 9:30 p.m.; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Born in Japan on October 31, 1983, Barnes was a long-time Portsmouth resident known for his kindness and for more than a decade of work assisting people with developmental challenges. He had training as a mediation technician and completed a medical assistant program and was described as a devoted son and loving brother.

Police arrested 40-year-old Anthony Javvon Debraux; he was charged with second-degree murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Authorities also identified and located a person of interest, 37-year-old Wesley Deon Shepard. The investigation into the circumstances of Barnes’s death continues.

Did anyone in the Portsmouth area know Keith or have information about what happened that night?