Mark Henderson, 29, was fatally shot on April 9, 2018, on Hartnett Avenue near Crescent Park in Richmond, California. He was taken to a hospital where he later died. The shooting came just three days after another homicide in the city, ending a nearly five-month stretch without homicides and prompting concern among residents and police.

The Richmond Police Department, through spokesperson Lt. Felix Tan, said detectives were in the early stages of the investigation and that no arrests had been made. Officers described the crime scene as possibly coincidental and noted the city’s overall homicide rate remained low. Friends and family remembered Henderson as kind and caring while police continued to ask the public for information that could help identify a motive or suspect.

Does anyone have information about Henderson, his movements that day, or observations near Hartnett Avenue on April 9, 2018?