In the predawn hours of August 15, 2026, a shooting near the intersection of Twin Pines Road and Towne Point Road by the Western Freeway overpass in Portsmouth, Virginia, left 24-year-old Tyriq Darrell Fields dead and another person wounded. First responders found two people with gunshot injuries around 1:15 a.m.; both were taken to a local hospital and Fields later died of his wounds.

Portsmouth police opened a homicide investigation and at one point identified 21-year-old Domonique De’Kuan White of Suffolk as a person of interest. By August 21, 2026, officers said they had located and spoken with White and he was cleared of involvement. No arrests have been announced and no other suspects have been publicly named.

The investigation remains active and the shooting is unsolved. If anyone has information about what happened near Twin Pines Road and Towne Point Road on the morning of August 15, 2026, please contact the Portsmouth Police Department.