On the evening of May 4, 2025, 42-year-old Ebony Allen was found inside a vehicle in the 600 block of Westover Hills Boulevard in Richmond, Virginia, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. A caller reported a person shot to Richmond Police at about 8:07 p.m.; officers discovered Allen and she was taken to a local hospital, where she later died. The Medical Examiner was to determine the official cause and manner of death and the Richmond Police Major Crimes detectives opened a homicide investigation.

Authorities publicly identified Ebony Allen in the days after the shooting and asked the community for help. If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about Allen that could assist investigators, please contact the Richmond Police Department.