Do you know who murdered Jamek Renal Herbert in 2013?
In the late hours of a Tuesday evening in Newport News, Virginia, the life of 20-year-old Jamek Renal Herbert was tragically cut short. On December 10, 2013, Herbert was walking with another man in the 700 block of 33rd Street, not far from his own home on Marshall Avenue. It was around 10:42 p.m. when the sound of gunshots shattered the night's quiet.
As the shots rang out, Herbert was struck multiple times in his upper body. The man he was with was unharmed. Police received several 911 calls reporting the gunfire and, while en route, the call was upgraded to a shooting. Upon their arrival between Madison and Marshall Avenues, officers discovered Herbert lying in the street. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Investigators spent hours combing the area for evidence, collecting multiple shell casings from the street and speaking with potential witnesses. In the immediate aftermath, authorities had not determined a motive for the shooting and did not release any information about a possible suspect.
Years have passed since Jamek Herbert's death, and the case remains unsolved. Despite initial police investigations and pleas for information from the community, no arrests have been made in connection with his murder. The question of who fired the fatal shots that night on 33rd Street continues to be unanswered, leaving a void for his family and friends.
