Jay’Von Malik Bailey was 18 when he was reported missing from Painter, Virginia on April 14, 2022. He was last seen or heard from the day before in the Seaside Road area of Painter, and his family and community searched for months with no sign of him.

On January 9, 2023 a hunter found skeletal remains in a wooded area off Bells Neck Road in Painter. The Accomack County Sheriff’s Office sent the remains to the Norfolk Medical Examiner’s Office, which identified them as Jay’Von Malik Bailey and ruled the death a homicide caused by multiple gunshot wounds.

Investigators are still handling the case and have not announced any arrests or identified suspects. Has anyone in Painter or the surrounding area heard or seen anything that could help this investigation?