Shawn Jackson, 18, was shot and killed in Richmond, Virginia just after his Huguenot High School graduation while he was with family in a nearby park. His father, Lorenzo Smith, 36, was also killed in the same shooting and five other people were wounded. Authorities identified 19-year-old Amari Pollard as a suspect; police said Pollard knew Jackson and that the two had been involved in an ongoing dispute for over a year. Police described the attack as targeted against Jackson.

Pollard was arrested, charged with two counts of second-degree murder, and held without bond. Prosecutors later said Pollard left the graduation to retrieve a handgun from his car before returning and opening fire; the defense asserted Pollard acted in self-defense, claiming Jackson and friends had threatened him. Pollard pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and a firearm charge in connection with Jackson’s death; no charges were filed in the death of Jackson’s stepfather, Renzo Smith, after investigators concluded Smith was not shot by Pollard and the fatal bullet could not be forensically linked to firearms recovered at the scene.

Anyone who knew Shawn, his family, or who was at the park that day is asked to share information that could help clarify what happened.