On a Saturday night in February 2020, 19-year-old Cairee D. Thomas was shot in the 500 block of Court Street in Portsmouth, Virginia. Gunfire was reported at about 10:13 p.m., drawing the attention of a nearby police officer. People were seen fleeing a building and the officer found Thomas with a gunshot wound to his torso. Medical help was called, but Thomas succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead.

At the time of the initial reports, the Portsmouth Police Department had not identified any suspects or announced any arrests, and investigators appealed to the public for information. The motive for the shooting and the full circumstances remain unclear to the public.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or saw activity around Court Street on that evening, please come forward to assist the investigation.