Virgil Stewart was 60 and lived in Covington, Kentucky. He worked at a Family Dollar and was a longtime volunteer at the Lord’s Gym, where friends say he helped people get sober, donated supplies, and quietly paid memberships for those who couldn’t afford them. On the evening of August 18, 2022, Stewart finished a shift just before 9 p.m. and began walking home across the pedestrian span of the 15th Street Bridge. Police responded to reports of shots fired and found him on the bridge with at least one gunshot wound; he was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center and pronounced dead.

Witnesses reported hearing a shot and seeing two people standing over Stewart and searching his pockets before fleeing. Investigators later linked a getaway car to the scene, arrested 31-year-old Latoya Dale and obtained an arrest warrant for 20-year-old Zachary Ron Holden. Prosecutors say Dale drove the car and an accomplice fired the fatal shot during an attempted robbery; Holden later pleaded guilty and received life plus 20 years. Others were convicted for roles in providing the vehicle and facilitating the crime. Stewart’s family and friends remember him for his quiet generosity and community work. If anyone knew Virgil, his routines, or saw activity on the 15th Street Bridge that night, please share what you know.