Terrance TJ Palmer Jr., 34, was shot and killed in Portsmouth, Virginia, on the evening of Friday, January 20, 2023. Police responded to a report of a male with a gunshot wound on Towne Point Road and found Palmer suffering from a fatal wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Known to family as TJ, Palmer was a father, son, and brother who worked as a dredger and enjoyed fishing and going mudding. Portsmouth Police opened a homicide investigation, but the circumstances leading to the shooting have not been released and no suspects or arrests have been announced.

Terrance Palmer’s death has left his family and community grieving. If anyone has information about the shooting or saw activity on Towne Point Road that evening, please contact Portsmouth Police.