In the early morning hours of July 3, 2025, gunfire in a Norfolk neighborhood left 63-year-old Lee A. Charity dead. Officers responded about 2:40 a.m. to the 4800 block of Kennebeck Avenue and found Charity with a life-threatening gunshot wound; he was pronounced deceased at the scene and his death was ruled a homicide.

The Norfolk Police Department’s detective division opened an active investigation, canvassing the area and gathering evidence. No suspects, arrests, or motive have been publicly released so far. The department is asking the community to contact the Norfolk Crime Line with any information that could help the inquiry.

If anyone in the Kennebeck Avenue area that night saw anything unusual or has information related to Lee A. Charity’s death, please come forward to assist investigators.