David Lynn Chamberlain, 50, was found dead in the roadway at the intersection of 5th Street and Warren Avenue in Portageville, Missouri, in the predawn hours of Sunday, June 22, 2025. Officers who responded discovered Chamberlain unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds; the New Madrid County Coroner, George DeLisle, pronounced him dead at the scene. Chamberlain had worked in construction, automotive repair and at times on a riverboat deck crew.

The New Madrid County Sheriff’s Office and the Portageville Police Department later arrested an 18-year-old from Portageville, Trey Sutton, who was charged with murder in the first degree and armed criminal action. Five other people were taken into custody on allegations of tampering with physical evidence and possession of a controlled substance; they were not charged with murder.

Who in the Portageville community might have seen or heard anything relevant to Chamberlain’s movements or to activity near 5th Street and Warren Avenue before daybreak on June 22, 2025?