On the evening of July 17, 2024, emergency crews in Portsmouth, Virginia, responded to a break-in and shooting in the 700 block of North Street. Officers found 40-year-old Breon Grant inside the property with a fatal gunshot wound; medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene.

Preliminary information indicates the shooting occurred during a break-in at that location. The Portsmouth Police Department’s Major Crime Unit has classified the incident as a homicide and is investigating. No suspects or persons of interest have been publicly identified and authorities have released few details about how the altercation began.

Anyone with information that could assist the investigation is urged to contact the Portsmouth Police Department or Crime Line.