On the night of August 23, 2021, police in Norfolk, Virginia, responded to a report of a gunshot victim at a home in the 1600 block of Kingsway Road. Officers found 41-year-old Amira Y. James-Rodgers, a Black female, with a life-threatening gunshot wound; she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Norfolk Police detectives described the incident as domestic in nature and identified a person of interest very early in the investigation. Authorities arrested 36-year-old Julius A. Herring of Norfolk and charged him with second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Herring was held without bond at Norfolk City Jail pending further legal action.

If anyone knew Amira or has information about the events that led to her death, please share what you know.