In the early morning hours of a September Sunday in 2015, a call to 911 shattered the predawn quiet in Portsmouth, Virginia. A man had been found with a gunshot wound in a shopping center parking lot off Victory Boulevard, near the George Washington Highway. When police and medics arrived at the scene at approximately 3:07 a.m., they discovered 60-year-old Ronald Lindsey suffering from a serious injury.
Emergency responders transported Lindsey, a resident of nearby Chesapeake, to a local
hospital for treatment. Despite the efforts of medical personnel, he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead. Friends and neighbors from the Landmark Apartments where he lived remembered him as a well-liked and very sweet man. The news of his violent death came as a shock to those who knew him.
Detectives with the Portsmouth Police Department immediately began an investigation into the shooting death of the adult male. They appealed to the public for any information that could help them piece together the events that led to Lindsey being shot in the parking lot. However, details regarding a motive, any potential suspects, or arrests in the case have not been publicly released.
In the years that have followed, there has been no further information disseminated by law enforcement about the ongoing investigation into Ronald Lindsey's death. The circumstances surrounding his killing remain unresolved, and there have been no announcements of any arrests made or suspects identified in connection with the homicide. His case is one of many that leaves a family searching for answers and a community with the memory of a life cut short by violence.
