Keith Alexander Wright was 31 when he died from a gunshot wound after walking into a Portsmouth hospital on the evening of August 12, 2023. The shooting occurred in the Westbury neighborhood, in the 1200 block of County Street, and medical staff were unable to save him.

Portsmouth Police opened a homicide investigation and identified two people of interest. Detectives located and took 32-year-old Deshawn Marque Wilkins into custody the same day. Ten days later authorities named 27-year-old Shawn Jamal Harmon, known as Lil Shawn, as the second person of interest and charged him with second-degree murder, possession of a firearm by a felon, and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony; he has not been located and is considered armed and dangerous.

The investigation remains active and the community continues to mourn Wright’s death. Anyone with information about the shooting or Harmon’s whereabouts is asked to come forward.