In the spring of 2016, a shooting in Portsmouth, Virginia, claimed the life of 19-year-old Demond T. Mitchell. On the afternoon of Monday, April 4, 2016, police responded to calls about a shooting in the 900 block of Suburban Parkway shortly after 5 p.m. Upon their arrival, they discovered a young man with a life-threatening gunshot wound. He was rushed to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, where he ultimately died from his injuries.
The investigation into Demond Mitchell's death led to
the arrests of two men the following month. Twenty-four-year-old D'Marcus Heflin and 25-year-old Bilal Boyce were taken into custody and faced multiple charges in connection with the fatal shooting. The charges brought against the two men were serious, reflecting the violent nature of the crime that cut short a young life.
Bilal Boyce was arrested on April 19 and charged with murder, abduction, burglary, and three counts of using a firearm in the commission of a felony. D'Marcus Heflin was arrested later and faced charges of murder, abduction, burglary, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and three counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Additionally, Heflin had an outstanding warrant for revocation of a suspended sentence. Following their arrests, Heflin was held in the Portsmouth City Jail, while Boyce was released on bond.
