On the night of December 16, 2025, violence in Richmond’s Iron Triangle cost 50-year-old resident Larry Russel Jr his life. Richmond Police were called after the ShotSpotter system detected gunfire and arrived about 11:23 p.m. to the 300 block of Macdonald Avenue, near Third Street and Nevin Park, where they found Russel with apparent gunshot wounds. Officers rendered first aid but he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Contra Costa County Coroner later identified him.

The shooting was recorded as the city’s fifth homicide of the year. By late December 2025 homicide detectives were still investigating; no arrests had been announced and investigators asked anyone with information to contact Detective Farr at the Richmond Police Department. Does anyone in the neighborhood have information that could help investigators?