Mark Maurice Ray was 23 when he was shot on the afternoon of Sunday, November 13, 2022, on Traverse Road in Newport News, Virginia. He was taken to a local hospital and died later that day from his wounds. He was born August 23, 1999.

Mark was a rapper and entertainer; his family remembered him as a loving son, brother, and uncle and said his music and lyrics would live on with friends and family. The Newport News Police Department opened a homicide investigation and asked the public for information, but officials did not release details about suspects or motive.

There have been no public announcements of arrests or suspect identifications, and the case remains unsolved. If anyone has tips or remembers seeing something on Traverse Road that afternoon, please share what is known with investigators.