On the evening of February 10, 2019, 40-year-old Reggie G. Dixon, a Black man from Portsmouth, Virginia, was found in the 1100 block of Queen Street with multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body. Police and medics responded to a 911 call around 5:15 p.m.; medics pronounced Dixon dead at the scene and the Portsmouth Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit opened a homicide investigation.

A few days later, on February 13, 2019, authorities arrested 38-year-old Terrance Washington of Portsmouth in connection with Dixon’s death. Washington was initially charged with first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony; those charges were later amended and he entered a guilty plea. In August 2021 a judge sentenced Washington to 25 years with 8 years suspended, leaving 17 years to serve followed by 5 years supervised probation.

If anyone knew Reggie Dixon or has information about the events that led to his death, please share what you know.