A violent act in late summer 2008 ended Cecil Taylor’s life and left a Chesapeake neighborhood with unanswered questions. On September 1, Cecil Taylor was shot and killed in his apartment at 3153 Fairview Street, Apartment 102. The Chesapeake Police Department investigated, but no arrests have been reported and names of any potential suspects have not been released.

Details about the circumstances of the shooting, including any motive or who may have been involved, have not been publicly disclosed. The case is listed among the city’s unsolved homicides and remains an open cold case.

If anyone has information about Cecil Taylor, his last days at the Fairview Street address, or the events of September 1, 2008, contact the Chesapeake Police Department.