On the night of August 6, 2019, 31-year-old Jamel Howell was found with a gunshot wound at the Churchland Forest Apartments in the 30 block of Pebble Point Court in Portsmouth, Virginia. Emergency medics pronounced him dead at the scene around 11:30 p.m. Friends and family described Howell as a loving husband and father of three, a skilled mechanic and CEO of King Head Auto, and a generous member of his community who helped people in need.

Portsmouth Police Major Crimes detectives identified 19-year-old Jahquan Shallah Jones of Portsmouth as a suspect; Jones was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. The department organized a R.E.S.E.T. Walk in the neighborhood after the shooting as investigators continued speaking with residents. If anyone knew Howell, his routines, or saw anything in that area on the night of August 6, please come forward with information.