On January 24, 2024, at about 12:30 a.m., 37-year-old Johnny Burden and 34-year-old Jerome Hunter arrived at Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center in Portsmouth after both had been shot. Hunter survived with non-life-threatening wounds; Burden, a Black male, died of his injuries. Police say the two had been fired on near the intersection of State Route 164 and Towne Point Road.

Detectives reviewed surveillance showing a man running from the hospital after the victims arrived and initially sought to speak with a 19-year-old as part of the probe; both were later cleared by the end of January. The investigation continued, and on April 30 authorities announced the arrest of 26-year-old Lorenzo Shamaul Rodgers in connection with the shooting. Specific details about Rodgers’ alleged role have not been released and the case remains under investigation.

If anyone has information about the shooting near State Route 164 and Towne Point Road or about Burden’s movements that night, please come forward.