Arnaldo Melendez-Perez, a 43-year-old Richmond resident, was found with an apparent gunshot wound and pronounced dead at the scene on September 1, 2024. Police responded about 8:55 p.m. to the 1600 block of Treehaven Drive after a report of a person shot, and the Richmond Police Department opened a homicide investigation.

The Medical Examiner was asked to determine the official cause and manner of death while detectives began reconstructing the events that led to the shooting. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced as the investigation remains open and active.

Anyone with information about what happened that evening is asked to contact the Richmond Police Department or Crime Stoppers.