Jamont Mitchell, 17, was fatally shot in the parking lot of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Cherokee Road in Portsmouth, Virginia, on November 21, 2021. A junior at Indian River High School in Chesapeake, he was described by his family as a lovable, quiet young man saving for a car and working toward his driver’s license when his life was cut short.

Portsmouth Police identified and arrested another 17-year-old male who lived in a house behind the church. Because he is a juvenile, his name was not released. He was charged with aggravated murder, robbery, and using a firearm in the commission of a felony. Jamont was taken to a local hospital after the shooting but died of his wounds.

If anyone has information about Jamont, the shooting that night, or the area around the church, please come forward to help his family and investigators.