On the evening of October 19, 2024, a volley of gunfire in the 1600 block of Rio Hill Drive in Albemarle County, near the Fashion Square Mall, left 23-year-old Zerrion Eubanks-Warfield dead. Officers and rescue units who arrived about 8 p.m. found Eubanks-Warfield, a Black man from Charlottesville, pronounced deceased at the scene. A second person suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to the University of Virginia Medical Center. Multiple vehicles and nearby apartments were struck by bullets, and residents described the scene as sounding like fireworks or a war zone.

Investigators quickly said the shooting was likely gang-related and opened an active criminal investigation. Months later three men — 19-year-old Raymond Carter Jr., 24-year-old Darnell Morris Jr., both of Charlottesville, and 20-year-old Kaveigh Palmer of Richmond — were arrested on multiple charges including aggravated malicious wounding, shooting with intent to maim or kill by a mob, and participation in gang activity. Authorities stated no charges have been filed directly in connection with Eubanks-Warfield’s death, and the investigation remains ongoing.

Did anyone in the community see or hear anything that night that could help investigators identify who fired those shots?