On the night of Monday, April 2, 2007, gunfire was reported on the 6000 block of Wesleyan Drive in Virginia Beach. Officers who responded found 46-year-old Russell Grant Valentine Jr. lying in a yard with a gunshot wound. He was taken to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital but died a short time later; the State Medical Examiner’s Office ruled his death a homicide.

Valentine was a resident of that same neighborhood. He is described as a Black male, 6 feet 1 inch tall, about 200 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Despite an investigation by the Virginia Beach Police Department, no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been made. The motive remains unknown, and the case is listed as an unsolved cold case by the Virginia Beach Police Department Cold Case Homicide Unit.

Anyone with information that could help bring those responsible to justice is asked to contact investigators.