NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Newport News Police are asking for the public's help in solving a homicide case from last December.
News 3 talked exclusively with the victim's sister, who wants answers.
"A part of my heart is gone. They took my best friend," said Timeka Bethea.
Bethea never had the opportunity to say goodbye to her brother, James Curtis Jones, 32.
"My brother was gunned down. Gunned down for nothing. He was a son, a father, and a brother," said Bethea.
Bethea describes her brother, also known as Jay, as a caretaker who had a smile that would light up a room.
She said Jones's biggest accomplishment in life was being a father of two kids.
"I just don't know what to say to them, or how to explain to them that their dad is not here anymore," said Bethea.
Bethea told News 3 reporter Kelsey Jones her brother was leaving his home when he was gunned down multiple times.
On Dec. 7, 2022, officers were called to Hampton Drive, near Oak Avenue, where they found Jones with multiple gunshot wounds. He died at the scene.
Yet, nearly four months later, there's still no answers as to why this all happened.
"My brother did not deserve that at all," said Bethea.
The family is now pleading for the community to help police.
"People need to just let us know who did it. That's the only way we going to get justice," said Bethea.
Authorities have not made any arrests in the case as of yet.
Investigators released a picture from surveillance footage on the night of the shooting, showing a vehicle in the area at the time of the shooting.
Authorities are asking anyone with information about that vehicle or the incident to call detectives at (757) 928-4227 or the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.
