Tyree Jermaine Bailey, a 45-year-old Black man from Virginia Beach, was shot and killed while visiting family in Halifax County, Virginia, on December 26, 2021. The shooting occurred at a home on Union Church Road in Halifax; deputies responded to a 911 call about 7:30 p.m. that evening reporting a shooting during what was initially described as a break-in.

Investigators later determined the break-in report was misleading and that Bailey knew the person responsible. The Halifax County Sheriff’s Office called the shooting an isolated incident. Bailey’s body was sent to the Medical Examiner’s Office in Roanoke for autopsy. Authorities arrested 42-year-old Danene Stokes of Halifax in connection with the death; Stokes and Bailey had been in a prior relationship. Stokes was held at Blue Ridge Regional Jail on a $7,500 secured bond and was charged with involuntary manslaughter.

Does anyone have information about Tyree Bailey, his visit to Halifax that night, or contacts who might help clarify what happened?