VA VA - Quantez Russell, 30, Car f’nd, mysterious 2016 call, Suffolk, 11 Nov 2015

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On the evening of Veterans Day in 2015, Russell’s girlfriend called to report the 30-year-old had been shot. In a story 10 On Your Side has covered numerous times over the years, Russell was last seen in Suffolk. His car was found, but there has been no trace of Russell.

In July 2016, Turner received a mysterious and disturbing phone call.
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“They [an unidentified caller] heard that Quantez was shot twice in the head and they [the suspects] bound his feet and his hands with heavy chains and they threw him in the James River,” said Turner in describing the content of that phone call.

Turner says divers searched the river but nothing was found.

In memory of Russell and as a warning to others, on Saturday morning, Turner will host an adopt-a-street cleanup event at 1226 White Marsh Plaza in Suffolk. Turner says that’s where Russell used to hang out.

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“I kept passing this same place, where Quantez, when he was a juvenile, he would go over as a teenager and hang out and he would do his bad business in this particular area,” said Turner.

“If he went missing and his name is on that sign, I don’t want you or your child to go missing and have your name on a sign,” Turner said.

This unsolved disappearance intersects the unsolved triple murder that claimed the life of Virginian-Pilot reporter Sierra Jenkins and two men.
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Suffolk man’s disappearance remains a mystery; mother warns of gangs | WRIC ABC 8News
 
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May 11, 2023


 
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Russell, circa 2015
  • Missing Since 11/11/2015
  • Missing From Suffolk, Virginia
  • Classification Endangered Missing
  • Sex Male
  • Race Black
  • Date of Birth 07/05/1986 (37)
  • Age 30 years old
  • Height and Weight 6'2, 170 - 180 pounds

  • Clothing/Jewelry Description A gray shirt, blue jeans, a red hat and sneakers.

  • Associated Vehicle(s) Silver Lexus (accounted for)

  • Distinguishing Characteristics African-American male. Black hair, brown eyes. Russell has his nickname "TAZZ" tattooed on his lower right arm and the words "CMP BULLET" tattooed on his lower left arm; he also has tattoos on the backs of both hands. Photos of some of his tattoos are posted with this case summary. Russell's left ear is pierced, and his right pinky finger was broken when he was a child and is deformed. He had a beard at the time of his disappearance.

Details of Disappearance​


Russell was last seen at his home on Forest Street in Suffolk, Virginia on November 11, 2015. He left the city that day to go to Newport News, Virginia and has never been heard from again.


At 9:00 p.m. the day Russell disappeared, his mother got a phone call from a friend who had heard Russell had been shot in the East End area of Newport News. Russell's mother went to Newport News to look for him and couldn't find him, and police didn't get any reports of shots being fired that night.

The next day, his silver Lexus was found abandoned at a gas station in Newport News, with some of his belongings inside it. Investigators believe someone other than Russell left the vehicle there.

Russell's mother stated he joined the Bloods gang when he was in the eighth grade, and he got arrested multiple times as an adult. She believes his gang activity was a factor in his disappearance.

His cellular phone and car were later found in someone else's possession after his disappearance. This person later turned them over to Russell's girlfriend. He also told acquaintances he'd seen Russell "take his last breath" but later told police he hadn't been at the scene of the shooting.

According to various accounts, Russell went to a house intending to steal drugs, guns and money, and got shot by another man. He was only grazed on the face, but after the shooting the shooter and a second man beat him, tied his hands in chains, and threw him in the trunk of a car. Russell was able to get out of the chains and when the men pulled over, he fought them, but they shot him in the head and threw his body in the water. This story has not been verified.

Russell is a lifetime Suffolk resident and his entire family also lives in that city. It's uncharacteristic of him to be out of touch with his family: he was very involved in his young son's life, and he normally spoke to his brother on a daily basis. No one has been charged in his case, but foul play is suspected.

Investigating Agency​

  • Suffolk Police Department 757-923-2350

Source Information​

Updated 3 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated August 9, 2022; three pictures added, distinguishing characteristics updated.
 
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More photos of Quantez from CP
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Russell, circa 2015; Tattoos on Russell's forearms; Tattoos on Russell's hands
 
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Nov 13, 2024
'SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Where is Quantez Russell? It’s the answer detectives need in solving a case dating back to 2015.
Nine years later, there are still no leads to his sudden disappearance, but his mother is not giving up.
“I’m just praying that something will prick someone’s heart to say something,” Joan Turner said.'
Nov 12, 2024
Where is Quantez Russell? It's the answer detectives need in solving a case dating back to 2015. Nine years later, and there are still no leads to his sudden disappearance but his mother is not giving up.
 
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