On New Year’s Day 2014 a party in Norfolk, Virginia, ended in gunfire that left two men dead and two others wounded. Marcus J. Deering, 22, a Black male, was fatally shot during an argument that escalated into violence in the early morning hours in the 400 block of Berkley Avenue Extension. Norfolk police arrived at about 3:08 a.m. and discovered the fatal shooting.

Also killed was 32-year-old Melvin Alston. A female sustained non-life-threatening injuries and another male was treated in Portsmouth. Authorities said the suspect or suspects were at large and asked the public for information. Deering had previously been acquitted in 2012 of a second-degree murder charge in a case that involved his brother; a jury found him not guilty after conflicting testimony. A funeral service for Marcus Deering was held on January 10, 2014.

If anyone who was at the party or in that neighborhood that night has information that could help investigators, please come forward.