On the morning of June 7, 2022, gunfire at a Maple Avenue home in Portsmouth, Virginia, left four people dead. Victims included 37-year-old Oleisha Deanna Mears, 30-year-old Georgio Davonta Lee, 34-year-old Ashley Merricks and 66-year-old Samuel Jones; Jones was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries and later died.

Investigators identified two brothers, Raymond Gore and Antwann Gore, as suspects. Raymond Gore was arrested in August 2022 and charged with four counts of aggravated murder, four counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and four counts of shooting in the commission of a felony. Antwann Gore was separately indicted and remained at large.

Raymond Gore went to trial in January 2024. An eyewitness testified placing him at the scene, but the defense attacked that witness’s credibility. After less than an hour of deliberation the jury found Raymond Gore not guilty on all charges; Antwann Gore still faces indictments in connection with the quadruple homicide.

Did anyone in Portsmouth know Oleisha Mears or have information about the events at the Maple Avenue residence?