Joseph A. Woodson, 47, was fatally shot in the early morning hours of May 13, 2021. Police were called about 12:30 a.m. to the 1600 block of East Brambleton Avenue in Norfolk, near the Norfolk State University campus, where officers found Woodson with a severe gunshot wound. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The Norfolk Police Department opened a homicide investigation and canvassed the area for evidence while seeking witnesses. Authorities have not released a motive or details about what led up to the shooting. Law enforcement is asking anyone with information to contact the Norfolk Crime Line anonymously.

Does anyone who was in the East Brambleton Avenue area that night have information that could help bring answers for Joseph Woodson’s family?