On September 6, 2020, at approximately 3:22 a.m., 43-year-old Lashanda Mecole Deshazo was found dead inside a residence in the 800 block of Buford Street in Danville, Virginia, from an apparent gunshot wound. Her body was taken to the Medical Examiner’s Office in Roanoke for autopsy. The killing was the fifth homicide in Danville that year.

Investigators said they did not believe the shooting was random and that Deshazo was the intended target. Within a day police had a person of interest in custody on unrelated charges. Authorities later charged 35-year-old Raheem Supreme Chambliss of Danville with second-degree murder; the warrant was served while he was being held at the Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Office Jail. Police said Chambliss and Deshazo were acquainted, that the motive was believed to be drug-related, and that no other suspects were expected.

Does anyone have information about Deshazo, her movements that night, or her acquaintances in Danville?