Ameerah Mari Green was an 18-year-old White woman whose life was cut short by gunfire on the evening of January 9, 2024, in Portsmouth, Virginia. The shooting, which occurred on Greenway Court East, was a violent outburst that left four people wounded. Ameerah and a second victim, 42-year-old Earl Lovell Martin Sr., were both taken to a hospital but died from their injuries. Two other people, including an 18-year-old man, also sustained gunshot wounds in the incident.
In the weeks that followed, the Portsmouth Police Department investigated the deadly shooting and identified a suspect. In early February 2024, authorities arrested 35-year-old Harold Deandre Martin of Portsmouth. He was charged in connection with the homicides of Ameerah Green and Earl Martin, as well as the shooting of the 18-year-old man who was injured.
Harold Martin faced a series of grave charges, including two counts of second-degree murder, one count of attempted second-degree murder, three counts of aggravated malicious wounding, and several firearm offenses. The case proceeded through the legal system and went to trial.
After the evidence was presented in court, Harold Martin was found not guilty of the double murder charges. Following his acquittal, no further arrests have been announced in the case. The murders of Ameerah Mari Green and Earl Lovell Martin Sr. remain unsolved.
