Lorenzo Wheeler, 30, was shot to death on July 1, 2020, on North Kent Street in Winchester, Virginia. The city’s first reported homicide of that year, the killing immediately drew attention and prompted a police investigation. Initial reports described few details about the circumstances of the shooting; investigators appealed to the public for information while the person responsible remained at large.

Family, friends, and neighbors were left without answers as authorities worked to piece together what happened to Wheeler that night. There has been no public identification or arrest of a suspect in the case as of the initial reporting. If anyone has information about Lorenzo Wheeler’s death or the events on North Kent Street that night, please come forward.