Deonta A. Flythe Jr., 21, was killed after being shot in Norfolk, Virginia, on April 22, 2022. Police say gunfire occurred in the 1400 block of Shelton Avenue about 6:30 a.m.; Flythe was believed to have been struck there and then driven away. A short time later officers responded to a single-vehicle crash in the 200 block of 35th Street and found Flythe in the wrecked vehicle with a substantial gunshot wound. He was taken to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital and pronounced deceased.

The Norfolk Police Department opened a homicide investigation, but the circumstances leading up to the shooting and any motive have not been publicly released. No suspects or arrests have been announced and the case is ongoing. If anyone has information about what happened that morning or recognized activity around Shelton Avenue or 35th Street, please come forward.