Bernard William Parks, 33, was fatally shot late on April 30, 2026, on the 1100 block of Virginia Avenue in Portsmouth. Officers and first responders found Parks with a gunshot wound around midnight; he was alive at the scene and taken to a local hospital but later died. Online memorials and an obituary identify him as Bernard Ryda Parks, born December 9, 1992, and note survivors including his daughter, mother, sisters, grandmothers, aunts, uncles, and other loved ones.

Portsmouth police confirmed the shooting and said the investigation was ongoing but released few details. Reports do not say what led to the gunfire, whether Parks was targeted, whether an argument occurred, whether multiple people were involved, or whether a weapon or suspect vehicle was recovered. No arrest or suspect identification had been publicly reported.

Who knew Bernard Parks or has information about what happened that night on Virginia Avenue?