On Sunday, November 20, 2022, gunfire was reported just before 3 p.m. on the 2800 block of Poplar Street in Hopewell, Virginia. Officers who responded found an unresponsive male with injuries consistent with gunshot wounds; emergency medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene. The victim was identified as 16-year-old Tyrae Clanton of Richmond.

The Hopewell Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Unit opened a homicide investigation and a lead detective was assigned. Authorities asked the public for help and provided contact information for the Hopewell Police Department and the Hopewell Prince George Crime Solvers hotline. No information about suspects or arrests has been released and the case remains active.

If anyone in the neighborhood that afternoon saw anything unusual or has information that could help, please contact the Hopewell Police or the Crime Solvers hotline.