Sheila Herring was 39 when she was killed while on duty in Norfolk, Virginia, in the early hours of January 16, 2003. A shooting at a bar on East Brambleton Avenue drew responding officers, including Herring, who had prior service with the Detroit Police Department and the Norfolk International Airport Police Department. Around 2:00 a.m., officers encountered several people outside the bar and began questioning them when one man produced a handgun and opened fire.

Herring was struck three times; her bullet-resistant vest did not protect her abdomen, and she died at Norfolk General Hospital about 50 minutes after being shot. Responding officers returned fire and fatally wounded the shooter, who was the only suspect in the killing. The subsequent investigation found the officers’ actions justified.

If anyone was at the scene that night or has further information about what happened, please share what is known.