On the evening of July 31, 2026, at about 7:29 p.m., Richmond police responded to a reported shooting in the 4000 block of Midlothian Turnpike at the Belt Atlantic Apartments. Officers found two adult men with gunshot wounds; both were taken to a local hospital. Thirty-two-year-old Reginald Coleman died of his injuries at the hospital, while the other man suffered wounds described as not life-threatening. The Medical Examiner’s official cause and manner of death were pending.

The Richmond Police Department identified Coleman as the deceased and assigned the case to its Major Crimes unit. Authorities have appealed to the public for help, have not publicly identified any suspects, and no arrests have been announced. The circumstances that led to the shooting have not been released, and the homicide remains open.

Did anyone in the Belt Atlantic Apartments area on the evening of July 31 notice anything that could help investigators?