Rosalee Parker-Batten, 61, was found shot multiple times and pronounced dead at a home in the 7700 block of Wickham Avenue in Newport News, Virginia, after a well-being check just before 4:30 p.m. on May 11, 2017. The discovery shocked the neighborhood and left family and friends mourning a sudden, violent loss.

Investigators quickly focused on Rosalee’s husband, 61-year-old Lilton Fenton Batten. He reportedly went to the Newport News City Jail and confessed to shooting his wife, and was arrested. Charges filed included first-degree murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a felon. Few public details have been released about a motive or events leading up to the shooting.

Did anyone in the Newport News area know Rosalee or have information about her marriage or the night of May 11, 2017?