Mark Joyner was 27 when he was shot dead in the early morning of November 8, 2014, in Newport News, Virginia. Emergency dispatchers received a call about 5:30 a.m. about a man lying in a grassy area in front of an apartment building on DeWald Circle at Monarch Crossing. Joyner was found with multiple gunshot wounds, taken to a hospital and died about 30 minutes later.

Officers checked Joyner’s apartment and found his young son unharmed; the child was placed with Child Protective Services. The Newport News Police Department classified the incident as a homicide and canvassed the Denbigh-area complex while urging the public for tips. No suspects or arrests have been publicly identified and the case remains open. Those who knew him remembered him as a beloved father and a good man.

If anyone has information that could help piece together what happened that morning, please contact the Newport News Police Department.