A domestic dispute in Norfolk’s Highland Park neighborhood ended in homicide on August 24, 2021. Police were called about 4:00 p.m. to a home in the 800 block of W. 42nd Street and found 67-year-old Michael D. Sturdivant with a life-threatening gunshot wound. He was transported to a local hospital and later died of his injuries.

Investigators arrested a family member in connection with the shooting. The victim’s grandson, 29-year-old Jamiele C. Pender of Norfolk, was charged with second-degree murder and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony and was being held in the Norfolk City Jail without bond. Authorities did not release a motive or detailed circumstances of the shooting.

If anyone knew Michael Sturdivant or has information about what happened that afternoon, please share tips that could help the investigation.