No arrests 3 years after stray bullet kills beloved Portsmouth woman

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Mary and Rashed Johnson are marking three years since their daughter’s death without knowing who is responsible for firing the gun that forever changed their lives and broke their hearts.

On February 27, 2023, 22-year-old Alaejah Johnson was welcoming her father home at their Allard Road home in Portsmouth after his trip to the grocery store. Ring doorbell video the Johnsons shared with me captures the moment Alaejah opened the front door and softly said “Thank you, Dad,” as he entered with groceries in hand.

‘Thank you, Dad’ Portsmouth woman’s last words before fatal stray bullet

Seconds later, after Rashed closes the door behind them, Ring doorbell video shows gunfire erupting yards away. Several bullets barreled through the walls of the Johnson home.

Rashed is heard on the video yelling, “Call the hospital!”…

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