On June 10, 2017, Rayvone Sharome Miles, a 23-year-old Black man, was shot and killed inside a residence on Archives Court in Virginia Beach. He and 28-year-old John Andrew Rathjen were discovered the next day, each having been shot twice in what investigators later described as a robbery that escalated to a double homicide.

Authorities identified two suspects, 20-year-old James Cole Gregory and 29-year-old Leonard Allen Morrison III, who reportedly entered the home intending to rob the occupants. During the robbery both victims were shot; the suspects then fled with wallets, phones and electronic devices. Gregory and Morrison were later taken into custody after a separate police-involved shooting in nearby Hampton and were charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of robbery and firearm enhancement counts.

Gregory pleaded guilty and Morrison was convicted at trial. In August 2018 both men received two life terms; Gregory also received an additional 30 years and Morrison an additional 28 years. Does anyone have information about Miles’ life in Virginia Beach or knew him personally that could add to the record?