Suspected Shoe Killer Found Dead

"CHESAPEAKE, VA — A woman who was dropped off unconscious at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center and then died earlier this month was likely bashed in the head with a shoe. And the man police believe may have been responsible for her death committed suicide this week.

"On Oct. 7, Taylor Mycal Alexandria Fields, 21, was put on life support after a man dropped her off at the hospital in what was considered to be a domestic assault, according to one of three search warrants filed in the case.

"Fields died on Oct. 9, and police have not yet announced a manner of death. However, the cause of Fields' death was a subdural hematoma—bleeding in the skull—according to the medical examiner's office. A subdural hematoma usually is caused by severe head trauma.

"Police filed a search warrant to test Fields' body for a possible sexual assault, according to one of the affidavits filed in Chesapeake Circuit Court. They found evidence of foreign body fluids and hair.

"Additionally, Fields' body appeared to have pattern injuries that looked like they were caused by the sole of a shoe, according to one affidavit filed by Chesapeake police Detective Tom Downing, a homicide investigator.

"While Fields was still in the hospital, Downing interviewed Trevaun Cortez Lockett, a 28-year-old whom he believes lived with Fields in an apartment in the 700 block of Tapestry Park Loop behind the hospital, according to an affidavit.

"An iPad, purse and a cell phone bill belonging to Fields were found at the apartment they shared, according to a search warrant inventory.

"Lockett told the detective he had been playing video games before finding Fields unconscious in the bathtub, according to an affidavit. Lockett was the only one in the apartment with her, the affidavit states.

"Lockett also told police their friendship was platonic and denied having sex with her, according to the affidavit.

"Police wanted to collect evidence from Lockett to see if it matched the evidence found on her body. But on Tuesday, in the midst of the investigation, Lockett committed suicide, said police spokeswoman Kelly O'Sullivan. Police continue to investigate."

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