In the early morning hours of July 30, 2016, 25-year-old Justin A. Neal was shot in the 1900 block of Greenleaf Drive in Norfolk, Virginia. Police responding to reports of gunfire found two men with gunshot wounds. Both were taken to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital; Neal, a Black male, died of his injuries and the other victim survived.

Investigators identified Ricardo Spencer as a suspect. After a six-month search Spencer was arrested in Maryland by U.S. Marshals and charged with first-degree murder, unlawful wounding, and two counts of using a firearm in the commission of a felony in connection with the shooting.

The case went to trial in Norfolk Circuit Court, where a jury convicted Spencer on all counts and recommended a sentence of 59 years in prison. If anyone knew Justin Neal or witnessed the shooting near Greenleaf Drive, please share what was seen or heard.