Owen L. Ottinger was 31 when he was fatally shot on October 22, 2011, at 4425 Bainbridge Boulevard, Apartment 9, in Chesapeake, Virginia. Friends and family described him as kind, genuine and honest; he was a father to a daughter, Rayneria, and is remembered as a cherished son and brother.

The Chesapeake Police Department classified the death as a homicide and the case was handled initially by the Crimes Against Persons Squad. The investigation did not produce arrests or identified suspects, and the shooting’s circumstances were not widely publicized. The case later moved to the department’s Cold Case Homicide Investigations unit and remains an active, open case.

Anyone with information about Owen Ottinger’s death is asked to contact the Chesapeake Police Department.