Shooting at SCOTT ST AND CHESTNUT ST on 08/02/2025 5:34 AM
Type: Shooting
Date: 08/02/2025 5:34 AM
Description: GUNSHOTS FIRED. This is from the Portsmouth, VA police calls for service. Information is subject to change.
Address: SCOTT ST AND CHESTNUT ST, PORTSMOUTH, VA
Case Number: 2025103330
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Area Missing Persons
Name
Keir JohnsonMissing Age
34Est. Current Age
42Last Seen
Hampton, VA on 04/30/2017Physical Description
Race: Black Ethnicity: African American Gender: Female Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Height: 4' 11" Weight: 140 lbsCase Number
MP38182Area Cold Cases
Name
Michael SnappAge
19Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
On thursday, september 25, 2003 at approximately 2:30 am, gunfire erupted in the 4600 block of downeast court in the north beach apartment complex. Police and rescue found a man lying inside the door of one of the apartments suffering from a gunshot wound. He had died where he was found. Michael’s body was transported to the state medical examiner’s office where the autopsy proved he had died from a gunshot wound. The manner of death was ruled a homicide. Investigators believe the victim answered a knock at his door and when he opened the door he was shot. Michael was a student and baseball player at virginia wesleyan college and was from newport news. Michael snapp was a 19 year old white male who had blue eyes, short brown hair, 5’ 11’’ tall, weighing 173 pounds.Agency
Virginia Beach Police Department