On a late Sunday evening in June 2014, 19-year-old Rachard Timothy Lewis was shot in the 1100 block of 22nd Street in Newport News, Virginia. Police and paramedics arrived at about 11:00 p.m. on June 22 and found Lewis on the ground with what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the head. He was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead at 5:25 p.m. on June 23, 2014.

Known affectionately as Shotti or Sha-Dawg, Lewis was remembered as very athletic and comical, with a bright smile. Newport News Police detectives described possible assailants only as three Black men wearing dark clothing; a motive had not been determined and authorities asked the public for information.

If anyone remembers the scene on 22nd Street that night or has information that could help the investigation, please contact the Newport News Crime Line.