Byron Scales, 61, was shot and killed the night of July 16, 2019, in Richmond, California. Officers responded about 11 p.m. to alerts from the ShotSpotter gun detection system and found Scales lying in a lot near 18th Street and Chansor Avenue; he was taken to a hospital and died of his injuries. The shooting was Richmond’s 10th homicide of 2019.

Investigators have not identified suspects or made arrests, and the police have not released specifics about how or why the shooting occurred. Scales’ past includes a 1985 conviction for lewd and lascivious acts with a minor under 14; he was released four years later and required to register as a sex offender. His last known address was in San Pablo, California. It is not confirmed whether his criminal history was related to the killing.

Anyone with information about the shooting near 18th and Chansor on July 16, 2019, is asked to contact the Richmond Police Department.