Robert Earl Carter, 60, was fatally shot late on Saturday, September 30, 2023, in the 800 block of 36th Street near Marshall Avenue in Newport News, Virginia. Officers responded after a ShotSpotter alert and found Carter with at least one gunshot wound; he died at the scene. Friends and family knew him by the nickname Fat Cat.

As of the initial reports, police had not identified a suspect and described the investigation and motive as ongoing. Authorities asked anyone with information to contact the Crime Line.

If anyone in the Newport News area knew Robert Carter or saw activity near 36th Street that night, please come forward with what you know.