Norman Elijah James was 38 when he was fatally shot on July 16, 2021, in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven on Tidewater Drive in Norfolk, Virginia. The Norfolk Police Department investigated the killing and identified a suspect soon after the shooting.

Xavier D. Johnson was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony in connection with James’s death.

If anyone knew Norman Elijah James, witnessed the shooting that evening, or has information about what led to the killing, please come forward to share what is known.