On a late summer evening in Virginia Beach, Virginia, the life of 22-year-old Devontai Michael Snowden was tragically cut short. On August 22, 2015, Snowden was found shot to death in the 1000 block of Sea Cove Court, at the Atlantis Apartments complex. The young man, described by friends as a good person who would help anyone, was discovered just before 9:10 p.m. with multiple gunshot wounds to his head and chest.
The initial investigation by the Virginia Beach Police Department did not immediately lead to the identification of a suspect, leaving a community shaken and searching for answers.
The narrative of Devontai Snowden's death became intertwined with a string of other violent crimes in the Virginia Beach area. Investigators were able to connect the firearms used in Snowden's murder to Angelo Delano Perry, a 35-year-old man with an extensive criminal record. This connection was made after Perry himself was killed in a shootout with police on September 5, 2015, just two weeks after Snowden's death. The guns found in Perry's possession were forensically linked to not only Snowden's homicide but also another murder and a home invasion. This development established Perry as a significant person of interest in Snowden's case.
Despite the strong connection to Angelo Perry, the investigation into Devontai Snowden's murder has remained complex. Virginia Beach Police officials revealed that they believed Perry did not act alone and that another suspect was involved in the series of violent crimes, including the homicide at the Atlantis Apartments. While the police have publicly acknowledged the link between Perry and the murder weapons, and the existence of a second individual of interest, no arrests have been publicly announced in direct connection to Devontai Snowden's death. The identity of the second suspect has not been released, and the case has grown cold over the years. The lack of a definitive resolution has left the full story of that tragic night, and who was ultimately responsible for the death of Devontai Snowden, without a final chapter.
