Earl Thornton Lassiter Jr. was 53 when he was found dead in Chesapeake, Virginia, on the morning of September 16, 2018. Residents on the 2000 block of Timber Lane recalled hearing gunshots at about 2:30 a.m., though those sounds were not reported at the time. Lassiter, who lived on Flower Lane, had been seen alive a few hours earlier, around 12:10 a.m.

Police responded at 7:11 a.m. to a call about a man lying on the ground in the same area where the gunshots had been heard. Officers discovered Lassiter’s body; he had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. The Chesapeake Police Department classified the incident as a homicide and opened an investigation.

Detectives appealed to the public for information and asked anyone with details about the shooting to contact the Crime Line. No arrests or suspect identifications have been reported and the case remains unresolved. If anyone knew Earl or saw anything on Timber Lane that night, please come forward with information.