Terrence Lamont Smith, 43, known as Chef Teezo, was shot and killed inside an apartment in the 1300 block of Coalter Street in Richmond’s East End on Sunday, May 18, 2025. Emergency responders found him with a gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead at the scene. No arrests or suspects have been publicly identified as the investigation continues.

Smith was born in New York City and built a reputation in Richmond’s restaurant community. He ran a catering business called A Taste of Harlem, worked at Alfa Laval as a custom builder of heat exchangers, and was pursuing a Commercial Driver’s License. Friends and family described him as kind, funny, fiercely protective, and the father of three young daughters.

There is also a separate, unrelated case involving a different man named Terrence Smith whose remains were found in Spotsylvania County in November 2023; that case remains under investigation. If anyone knew Terrence Lamont Smith, his routines, or saw anything around Coalter Street on May 18, please share what you know.