Charles F. Moore, 52, was found with a gunshot wound in a room at the Econo Lodge on North Military Highway in Norfolk, Virginia, in the early morning of December 9, 2023. Officers responding to a report of a gunshot victim arrived about 5:20 a.m.; despite medical attention he was pronounced dead at the scene. He was also known as Tommie Brown and is described as a beloved husband, father, and dear friend.

Norfolk police quickly classified Moore’s death as a homicide and detectives worked the case in the weeks after the shooting. On January 25, 2024, 35-year-old Taikisha C. Swift of Norfolk was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony; she was booked in the Norfolk City Jail without bond.

If anyone has information about Moore, his time at the motel, or the events of that morning, please share what you know.