On the evening of February 11, 2023, 17-year-old Jordan Harris-Snipes, a senior at Lake Taylor High School in Norfolk, was shot while getting out of a car with friends at a party in the 4000 block of Cedar Lane in Portsmouth. Two sedans — one light-colored and one dark-colored — drove by and gunfire erupted from one of the vehicles, with about 15 rounds fired. Jordan was critically wounded, taken to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, and died the next day, February 12, 2023.

Jordan’s parents, Leah Harris and Marcus Snipes, say investigators from the Portsmouth Police Department Major Crimes Unit have struggled to obtain usable suspect descriptions from witnesses. As of late 2024 there have been no arrests and the case is unsolved. Jordan, one of twelve siblings, is remembered by his family as kind, selfless, respectful, and interested in becoming a park ranger and veterinarian.

Anyone with information about the two sedans or the shooting is asked to come forward.