On the morning of September 25, 2022, 41-year-old Lamont D. Brown was shot and killed on Carver Circle in Portsmouth, Virginia. Police responded to a call around 4 a.m. and found Brown and another person suffering gunshot wounds; Brown died at the scene while the other victim was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Investigators reportedly recovered more than 60 bullet casings at the scene.

Authorities arrested 29-year-old Avery Peoples and charged him with first-degree murder, aggravated malicious wounding and multiple firearm offenses. The prosecution later encountered a major obstacle when a key witness refused to cooperate, and the case has stalled. Peoples is reportedly no longer on the jail roster. Lamont Brown’s mother, Joyce Brown, has publicly urged for answers and expressed frustration with the handling of the case.

Does anyone have information about the shooting or about witnesses who might help move this case forward?