Carlos Cordova, 28, was one of two men shot during a robbery on the morning of March 5, 2023, on the 260 block of Dale Drive in Portsmouth, Virginia. Officers arrived about 7:42 a.m. and found two victims; 22-year-old Carlos Castro-Murillo was pronounced dead at the scene and Cordova, critically wounded, was taken to a local hospital where he died the following day.

Portsmouth Police identified two suspects early in the investigation: 40-year-old Brian A. Johnson and 27-year-old Akea M. Faison. Johnson was arrested on May 9, 2023, and charged with aggravated murder, conspiracy, robbery resulting in death and weapons offenses. Faison remained at large for more than a year before being arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on November 7, 2024, and faced multiple murder, robbery and firearms charges while awaiting extradition.

Anyone with information about Cordova, Castro-Murillo, the robbery, or the events that morning is asked to come forward.