Antonio Wright, 32, was killed in a drive-by shooting near Contra Costa College in Richmond, California, on August 16, 2022. The attack happened about 4 p.m. on Aberdeen Way while Wright was reportedly purchasing tennis shoes; he sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead after paramedics tried to revive him. Richmond police said Wright was targeted, the person he was interacting with was unharmed, and a vehicle drove by and fired the shots. No suspects or getaway vehicle information had been released and no arrests had been announced at the time.

Wright’s death was the city’s 14th homicide that year and came amid a brief spike in violence: four homicides in one week that police partly linked to possible retaliatory shootings. Legal questions were also raised about whether inadequate security at the location could expose property owners to negligent security claims. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to come forward.