Vernon Andrew Norvell, 23, was fatally shot in the Port Norfolk section of Portsmouth, Virginia late on the night of January 23, 2021. Emergency dispatchers received a call shortly after 11:45 p.m. about a shooting in the 300 block of Broad Street. Officers found Norvell with a gunshot wound to his upper body; he was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead on January 24, 2021.

The Portsmouth Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit opened a homicide investigation and asked the public for help identifying whoever was responsible, even offering a cash reward for tips leading to an arrest or evidence recovery. As of the posting date the investigation remains open; no arrests or named suspects have been announced and authorities have not disclosed a motive or detailed circumstances of the shooting.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or saw activity around the 300 block of Broad Street on January 23, 2021, please share what you know.