Corby DeQuan Powell was 22 when he was shot and killed in the early morning hours of October 1, 2016, in the 400 block of Nottoway Street in Petersburg, Virginia. He was pronounced dead at the scene; his death was recorded as the city’s fifth homicide that year. Corby, known as Tutu, lived in South Chesterfield, had attended school in Petersburg and Matoaca, worked at Walmart, and was the father of a young son, Corby D. Powell, Jr.

His mother, Takesha Jones, described him as happy-go-lucky and not involved in criminal activity and said she believes he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. The Petersburg Police Department originally reported strong leads and community cooperation, but the investigation later went cold; no arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced. Jones has pushed for justice and opened a clothing store and a cleaning service in his memory.

If anyone has information about Corby Powell’s murder, please come forward to the Petersburg Police Department.