Johnny Crawford, 48, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of June 18, 2020, in Portsmouth, Virginia. Officers responded at about 1:55 a.m. to the 40 block of Gilmerton Avenue and found Crawford suffering from a gunshot wound to his torso; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

A neighbor said he was awakened by a woman screaming in the street and later learned someone he knew had been hurt. The neighbor described Crawford as a nice young man who never bothered anyone and said he had spoken with him the day before, making the loss especially shocking.

Police identified a suspect quickly; later the same day 28-year-old Melvin Muniz of Portsmouth turned himself in and was charged with first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. The Portsmouth Police Department Major Crimes Unit continued its investigation. Did anyone in the neighborhood see or hear anything that night that could help the case?