A violent altercation in the early morning of July 12, 2025, left 40-year-old Jessica D. Wooten of Richmond dead. Police were called to the Beechtree Townhomes in the 4000 block of Belcourse Road in Chesterfield County at about 2:53 a.m. and found Wooten unresponsive with a gunshot wound. She was taken to a local hospital and died shortly after arrival.

Investigators say Wooten was involved in an altercation with another adult female and an adult male; all three were known to one another. The circumstances that led to the shooting remain under investigation. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced.

Anyone with information about what happened at the Beechtree Townhomes on July 12 is asked to contact the Chesterfield County Police Department or Crime Solvers.