James D. Richardson was 21 when he was shot and killed in Dubuque, Iowa, on the evening of October 4, 2015. Police were called about gunfire at about 11:01 p.m. near 705 ½ Rhomberg Avenue and found Richardson unresponsive in the backyard of a neighboring property at 707/709 Rhomberg Avenue; he was pronounced dead at the scene after appearing to have sustained a gunshot wound.

Investigators recovered a firearm and other physical evidence at the scene. Early statements from law enforcement indicated they did not believe the shooting was random and that the people involved likely knew one another. No arrests had been announced in the initial reports and the investigation remained ongoing.

If anyone was in the Rhomberg Avenue area that night or has information about James Richardson’s death, please come forward with what was seen or heard.