John Gordon Stanley, a 28-year-old Black man, was fatally shot on Tear Drop Lane in Newport News, Virginia, on the evening of June 27, 2023. A 9:41 p.m. call brought police to the scene; officers found Stanley with at least one gunshot wound and he was taken to a nearby hospital but was pronounced dead at 10:55 p.m. that night.

The Newport News Police Department opened a homicide investigation and has been working to reconstruct the events that led to the shooting. As of the latest reports, no arrests have been made and no suspects have been publicly identified. Authorities have asked anyone with information to contact the Newport News Police Department or the anonymous Crime Line.

If anyone witnessed the shooting on Tear Drop Lane or has information about John Gordon Stanley’s death, please contact investigators.