On the evening of April 22, 2016, in the Olde Huntersville section of Norfolk, Virginia, 31-year-old Deandre Raynor was shot near the intersection of Fremont and O’Keefe Streets. Officers who were nearby for an unrelated barricade heard gunfire and found Raynor on the ground with a serious gunshot wound. He was transported to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, where he later died.

When police arrived they encountered Raynor’s brother, Maurice, armed with a handgun; an officer fired and struck Maurice in the legs. Maurice survived, and that shooting was referred to the Virginia State Police for a separate investigation. Friends and family held a vigil at the scene remembering Raynor as a father and a friend who grew up in the neighborhood.

Police arrested 26-year-old Lawrence Brown the day after the shooting and charged him with second-degree murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and attempted malicious wounding. Brown said he had fought with Raynor earlier but denied firing the fatal shot; a jury later acquitted him of all charges. The person who fired the shot that killed Deandre Raynor has not been identified. Does anyone who knew Deandre or who was in Olde Huntersville that night have information that could help resolve who fired the fatal shot?