In the early hours of a Monday morning in Portsmouth, Virginia, the quiet of Carver Circle was broken by the sound of gunfire. On March 26, 2018, emergency dispatchers received a call shortly before 12:30 a.m. reporting a shooting. When police and medics arrived at the 60 block of Carver Circle, they found Johnnie Gore, a 53-year-old Black / African American male, suffering from a gunshot wound to his upper body.
He was rushed to a local hospital for treatment, but his injuries proved to be fatal, and he died.
The investigation into Johnnie Gore's death was immediately launched by the Portsmouth Police Department. In the initial stages of their inquiry, detectives were unable to identify a suspect or determine a motive for the deadly shooting. The police reached out to the public for assistance, urging anyone with information to come forward and contact the Crime Line. Despite their appeals for help from the community, information regarding who was responsible for Johnnie Gore's death was not forthcoming.
As time passed, the investigation into the homicide of Johnnie Gore has not yielded any publicly announced arrests or the naming of any suspects. Online sources and news reports available in the years following the incident do not contain updates on the case, leaving the circumstances surrounding his death unresolved. The reason behind the shooting and the identity of the person or persons responsible remain unknown to the public.
