In the winter of 2015, the community of Williamsburg, Virginia, was shaken by the violent death of 22-year-old Peter Ainsley Girvan. On the night of December 28th, gunshots echoed through the 1100 block of Wilkins Drive in nearby York County. When the noise subsided, Girvan, a male resident of James City County, had been fatally wounded in the street.
According to witnesses at the scene, the sound of multiple gunshots drew their attention.
Looking out, they observed two cars filled with people engaged in a loud discussion before speeding away from the area. It was in one of these two vehicles that Girvan was transported to a local hospital, but his life could not be saved. The York-Poquoson Sheriff's Office quickly launched a homicide investigation into the shooting.
In the days that followed, authorities publicly identified Peter Girvan as the victim of the fatal shooting. Despite the ongoing investigation and appeals to the public for information, details regarding a potential motive or any person or persons of interest remained scarce. Law enforcement officials did not release any descriptions of possible suspects.
Years have passed since Peter Girvan's untimely death, and the case has grown cold. Publicly available information has not indicated that any arrests have been made or that any suspects have been formally identified in connection with the homicide. The circumstances surrounding the shooting and the individuals in the two vehicles that fled the scene that December night remain an unsolved mystery, leaving a lingering sense of unanswered questions for the Williamsburg community.
