Roger McKinley Swinson, 42, was shot and killed on the morning of April 9, 2026 in the 1000 block of St. James Street in Richmond. Richmond Police responded at about 10:27 a.m.; officers found Swinson with a gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The death has been ruled a homicide and detectives from the Major Crimes unit are investigating.

A memorial service for Swinson was held at Mosby Memorial Baptist Church on May 2, 2026, and a tribute page for him appears on the National Gun Violence Memorial website.

Did anyone in the Richmond area see or hear anything on St. James Street the morning of April 9 that could help investigators?