Walter R. Sykes III, 40, was fatally shot inside his car on the night of Saturday, October 14, 2023, in the Blandford neighborhood of Petersburg, Virginia, near 6th Street and Patrick Street. Sykes, who lived in Dinwiddie County, was struck numerous times and pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger in the vehicle was also shot but survived.

The family says Walter was known affectionately as Rudy and continues to seek answers. His mother has publicly asked anyone with information to come forward and believes nearby houses and door cameras may have captured evidence. The shooting is being investigated as a homicide, and as of more than a year later no arrests or suspects have been publicly identified.

If anyone who lived in or visited the Blandford area around October 14, 2023, has dashcam, door-camera, or other information, will you contact the Petersburg investigators with what you know?