James Rockett III, 41, was found shot dead on June 29, 2023, on the 600 block of Dunedin Road in Portsmouth, Virginia. Officers who responded that late Thursday evening pronounced him dead at the scene after he sustained a fatal gunshot wound.

A lifelong Portsmouth resident born October 19, 1981, Rockett worked in landscaping and selling cars and had recently purchased his first investment property. He was a father who had been preceded in death by one of his sons, his father, and a sister.

Portsmouth police opened a homicide investigation but have not released any suspect information, and no arrests were announced in the initial reports. The department is asking anyone with information to contact investigators.

If anyone knew James or witnessed activity on Dunedin Road that night, please come forward with information.