Tyshawn White was 18 when he was shot and killed inside a southside Richmond home on the afternoon of May 22, 2024, two days before his high school graduation. Police were summoned to a residence on the 1600 block of Edwards Avenue and, at about 1:27 p.m., a relative led officers inside where Tyshawn was found unresponsive with an apparent gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators have described the incident as a break-in and shooting.

Tyshawn was a Meadowbrook High School student who planned to attend Richard Bland College in the fall to study HVAC and eventually hoped to become a dentist. Friends and family remembered him as kind, quiet, respectful, and devoted to basketball and his family. No arrests or public suspect identifications have been announced; Major Crimes detectives are requesting area surveillance and anyone with information is asked to contact Detective G. Sullivan or Crime Stoppers.

If anyone knew Tyshawn or has information about the break-in on Edwards Avenue, please share what you know with investigators.