In the early morning hours of June 11, 2021, 22-year-old Thomas E. Alexander III was found suffering from a gunshot wound in the 500 block of Mariners Way in Norfolk, Virginia. Officers arrived at about 4:00 a.m.; Alexander was pronounced dead at the scene. The motive and specific circumstances of the shooting were not immediately released.

Detectives continued the investigation for months. In August 2021 the Norfolk Police Department announced an arrest: 19-year-old Jacques K. Ruffin of Norfolk was charged with second-degree murder and use of a firearm in connection with Alexander’s death. Officials did not release further details about a motive or the relationship between Alexander and Ruffin.

Did anyone in the area on Mariners Way that night or with information about either man see or hear anything relevant?