Dion L. Melton, 32, was fatally shot in the early morning of July 13, 2025, in the Calvert Square neighborhood of Norfolk, Virginia. Police were called just after 1:00 a.m. to the 900 block of Bagnall Road and found Melton with a life-threatening gunshot wound; he was taken to a hospital and later died. His father, Cedric Cradle, publicly expressed the family’s grief.

Melton’s death was the second fatal shooting in the area within a week, raising community concern about gun violence. The investigation extended beyond Norfolk as detectives pursued leads over the following months and identified two suspects.

If anyone knew Dion, saw activity near Bagnall Road that night, or has information that could help the investigation, please share what is known with Norfolk authorities.