Modrelle Britt, 33, was killed in Portsmouth, Virginia in the early hours of May 25, 2024. Police found Britt, a Black male, at about 1:19 a.m. in the 20 block of Dale Drive in the Dale Homes neighborhood with a life-threatening gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead after emergency responders treated him at the scene.

Authorities have identified a primary suspect as 35-year-old Tony Alonzo Collins Jr., known as Knuckles. Collins is wanted on charges that include first-degree murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, malicious shooting, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Police describe him as six feet tall and 180 pounds and consider him armed and dangerous.

The shooting has alarmed residents of Dale Homes and prompted local activists to urge city leaders for stronger action to address ongoing violence in the neighborhood. If anyone has information about Modrelle Britt’s death or Collins’s whereabouts, please share what is known with Portsmouth Police.