Loren Javell Ransome, 49, was shot and killed on the evening of October 5, 2021, in Newport News, Virginia. Officers responding to a shooting on Warwick Boulevard found Ransome, a co-owner of a local hookah business, suffering from fatal gunshot wounds; his death was later announced publicly.

Investigators identified a man wanted in connection with Ransome’s killing. That suspect was later found dead in Durham, North Carolina, and authorities determined he died by suicide. With the person sought in the case deceased, the criminal investigation has no active defendant but many questions remain for family, friends, and the community.

If anyone knew Loren, his business, or the circumstances around that evening, please share what might help fill in the picture of what happened.