Franklin Gallon, 34, of Richmond, California, was shot and killed on September 11, 2021. Officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation at Booker T. Anderson Park near Carlson Boulevard and found Gallon lying in the street in the 4800 block of Hartnett Avenue. Firefighters and medics performed life-saving efforts but Gallon was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators reported the shooting may have followed an argument between neighbors. Police said they believed they knew who the shooter was and were trying to locate him; the suspect reportedly fled in a green Honda Accord but no plate number was released and no arrest in Gallon’s death had been announced at the time. The killing was one of two fatal shootings in Richmond that day and was counted among the city’s 14th through 15th homicides that year. Services for Gallon were held at Wilson & Kratzer Mortuaries’ Civic Center Chapel in Richmond.

If anyone saw activity near Booker T. Anderson Park on September 11, 2021, or has information about a green Honda Accord leaving the area, please come forward.