In the early hours of a Tuesday morning in Portsmouth, Virginia, the life of 37-year-old Stevie Wayne Wright was tragically cut short. On June 27, 2017, at approximately 3:30 a.m., police responded to a 911 call reporting a man down at the intersection of Greenwood Drive and Viking Street. Upon arrival, officers discovered Wright suffering from a gunshot wound to his upper torso in the 3900 block of Greenwood Drive.
Medics arrived at the scene but were unable to save him, and he was pronounced deceased.
Stevie Wright, a resident of Portsmouth, had recently achieved a personal milestone, having just completed welding school. His death left his family and community in mourning. In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, investigators from the Portsmouth Police Department's Major Crimes Unit began their inquiry into the homicide. However, they did not immediately identify any suspects or a motive for the shooting.
The investigation into Stevie Wright's death was active, with police appealing to the public for any information that could lead to an arrest. They encouraged anyone with knowledge of the crime to contact the Crime Line. Despite these efforts, publicly available information and news reports in the years following the incident have not indicated that any arrests have been made or suspects identified in connection with his murder. The case, as far as public online sources show, remains an unresolved homicide, leaving a family without answers and a community still searching for justice for a life taken too soon.
