Terry Emanuel Roni Swilling, 23, was shot to death in the early morning hours of October 20, 2013, in the 1100 block of 31st Street in Newport News, Virginia. Police responded to gunshot reports about 3:30 a.m.; inside a house near the front door officers found Swilling, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Known as Roni, he was a father to five children and was remembered at funeral services at St. James Fellowship Church of God before burial at Greenlawn Cemetery.

Investigators identified three people who knew Swilling and arrested all three within a week. Jonas Lawrence Rodgers, 29, was arrested at the Thr-Rift Inn Motel; Tansy Shavone Sulton, 28, was taken into custody at police headquarters; and Carlos Emanuel Manson, Jr., 30, was arrested during a vehicle stop. Each faced charges including murder, burglary, conspiracy to commit robbery, and three counts of using a firearm in the commission of a felony. The specific motive and circumstances of the shooting have not been released.

If anyone has information about what led to that night or knew Terry, please share what is known.