On the evening of January 15, 2024, multiple 911 calls around 5:22 PM reported a shooting in the 2500 block of Mulberry Loop in Virginia Beach. Responding officers and rescue personnel found 48-year-old Danny Theis with a gunshot wound. He was rushed to a local hospital but died later that day.

Danny Dong Ho Theis was born in South Korea and had a 30-year career in the Navy, retiring as a lieutenant in July 2023. The Virginia Beach Police Department’s preliminary investigation describes the shooting as domestic-related and the Homicide Unit is handling the case. No arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced and the investigation is ongoing.

If anyone has information about the shooting or the events leading up to it, contact the Virginia Beach Police Department Detective Bureau or submit tips anonymously through Crime Solvers.