In the early morning hours of September 15, 2013, 21-year-old Carlos Deundrew Cooper was shot and killed in the parking lot of a 7-11 in the 3500 block of Deep Creek Boulevard in Portsmouth, Virginia. Portsmouth police found Cooper suffering from a gunshot wound around 2:00 a.m.; despite aid, he was pronounced dead at the scene and the shooting was ruled a homicide.

The case remains an open investigation. Authorities say the department continues to seek information; it is not publicly clear whether arrests connected to other violent crimes in the area are related to Cooper’s death. Cooper was a Black male and a Portsmouth resident.

If anyone has information about what happened that night, please contact the Portsmouth Police Department.