Joseph Orlando Foster Jr., 28, was shot in Franklin, Virginia, on the night of August 23, 2023. Officers responding to reports of gunfire in the Dorchester Street area found Foster with a gunshot wound at an apartment complex; he was taken to a local hospital and died of his injuries.

Police arrested a suspect on nearby Morton Street in connection with the killing. The suspect’s family said he had intended to turn himself in. Authorities have not identified the person taken into custody publicly, and no details about charges or any later court proceedings have been released.

Anyone who was in the Dorchester Street or Morton Street area that night, or who has information about what happened to Joseph, is asked to come forward.