Rodney D. Smith, a 40-year-old Black man from Henrico County, was found dead on September 2, 2016, in Richmond, Virginia. First responders were called about 7:15 a.m. to the 1000 block of Ridgecliff Drive for what was first reported as a vehicle accident; inside the car officers discovered Smith and 36-year-old Travis L. Carrington, both unresponsive with apparent gunshot wounds. Both men were pronounced dead at the scene.

The Richmond Police Department opened a double homicide investigation and assigned a Major Crimes detective, publicly asking for tips early in the probe. As of the department’s 2016 homicide listings, both deaths remain unsolved and are not marked as cleared; there have been no announced arrests or identified suspects in connection with the killings.

What information about that morning on Ridgecliff Drive might help bring answers for the families of Rodney D. Smith and Travis L. Carrington?