Eighteen-year-old Teshawn Damon Archer was shot and killed on the evening of July 12, 2023. Henrico County Police responded at about 8:14 p.m. to a report of a shooting in the 7700 block of Northbourne Court and found a young male in the parking lot with a gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim was identified as Teshawn Archer, a Henrico County resident and student who had hoped to join the United States Army. Family members recalled his radiant smile and playful nature.

Detectives asked the community for information and video footage; a search warrant executed on July 27, 2023, at a residence connected to a person of interest led to the arrest of 26-year-old RaQuan Shaheim Gordon. Gordon was charged with second-degree murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in connection with Archer’s death.

If anyone has information or footage from Northbourne Court on July 12 that could help the investigation, please come forward.