On a Sunday night in Norfolk, Virginia, the life of 38-year-old Maurice Lamont Mitchell was cut short. On September 15, 2013, the sound of gunshots pierced the evening air on West 29th Street. Police responded to calls around 10:30 p.m. and discovered a man suffering from a gunshot injury inside a home.
Emergency services transported Mitchell to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Despite medical efforts, he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead.
The initial investigation by Norfolk police treated his death as a homicide.
In the years that followed, public information regarding any arrests or the identification of a suspect or suspects in the shooting death of Maurice Lamont Mitchell has not been forthcoming. The case remains a painful and unresolved chapter for his family and the community, with the circumstances surrounding his killing still largely a mystery to the public. There have been no subsequent announcements from law enforcement detailing any breakthroughs in the investigation or the prosecution of any individuals responsible for his death.
