Christopher M. Mercer, 41, was fatally shot in Norfolk, Virginia on the morning of May 2, 2021. The shooting occurred around 3:45 a.m. in the 800 block of Fremont Street. Officers responding to a report of a gunshot victim found Mercer with a life-threatening wound and he was taken to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

Norfolk Police Department detectives opened an investigation, but no motive or suspect information was released in the immediate aftermath. Authorities asked the public to contact the Norfolk Crime Line with any tips. The case remains open and Mercer’s family continues to await answers.

If anyone has information about what happened that morning on Fremont Street, please share it with the Norfolk Crime Line.