Robert E. Artis, Jr. was 28 when he was shot in Portsmouth, Virginia, on June 1, 2019. The shooting occurred in the 1100 block of Mt. Vernon Avenue around 1 a.m.; four people suffered serious injuries and all were taken to a local hospital. Artis succumbed to his wounds at the hospital; the three other victims were treated for serious injuries.

Portsmouth Police identified two suspects in the days after the shooting and warrants were issued for Tyquan R. Anderson, 21, and Eric A. Hoskins, 23. On June 11, U.S. Marshals and local tactical teams arrested Hoskins in Virginia Beach; he was charged with aggravated malicious wounding and using a firearm in the commission of a felony. Anderson was taken into custody in Chesapeake the same day and was charged with first-degree murder in Artis’s death alongside charges for aggravated malicious wounding, firearm use in the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Both were turned over to the Portsmouth Sheriff’s Office.

If anyone witnessed the shooting on Mt. Vernon Avenue or has information about the people involved, please share what is known.