On the evening of December 27, 2021, 31-year-old Demonz Markese Wilson was fatally shot in the 100 block of North Capital Street in the Jericho area of Suffolk, Virginia. Suffolk Police responded to a shooting call at 8:50 p.m.; officers found Wilson at the scene and he was later pronounced deceased. The block was closed for several hours while the scene was processed.

Within days investigators identified a suspect and sought him on warrants. Authorities charged 26-year-old Jerome J. Scott of Suffolk with First Degree Murder and Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony and described him as possibly driving either a black Mercedes Benz sedan or a dark-colored Dodge Durango, warning he should be considered armed and dangerous. Scott was taken into custody on January 14, 2022, in an arrest coordinated with the Isle of Wight County Sheriff’s Office.

If anyone knew Wilson or has information about the shooting on North Capital Street, please share what you know.