On July 24, 2023, at about 9:47 p.m., police found a red Mazda CX5 on the 2400 block of Market Street riddled with bullet holes. Inside was 26-year-old Richon Strain-Hankerson, shot multiple times and pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators say he had just entered the vehicle when a group of about ten people ambushed the car; surveillance footage reportedly shows the group approaching from North 20th Street, converging on the Mazda, and four members opening fire before fleeing east.

Authorities identified and charged four suspects: 21-year-old Juan Arvelo, 18-year-old Ceniah Simmons, 17-year-old Krisshon Giles, and 15-year-old Akai Eubanks-Burnett. All face charges including murder and conspiracy to commit murder; Simmons is also charged with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. Strain-Hankerson’s younger brother Jacoby was fatally shot in March 2022, but officials have said the two incidents are not related.

If anyone has information about the ambush near South 20th and Zarker Streets on the night of July 24, 2023, please come forward.