Richard Lewis Townsend Jr was 26 when he was killed on December 9, 2019, in Saginaw County. Known to family as Tudda and to fans as State, he was born August 30, 1993, in Union Springs, Alabama, and had been a student in Buena Vista Public Schools before pursuing a music career. At the time of his death he was working on his second album.

The fatal incident occurred inside a residence in the 100 block of Mysylvia Drive in Buena Vista Township. Richard was a father and is remembered by family as loving and kind, with a heart of gold who never met a stranger. His sudden, violent death left a deep void for his loved ones and the local music community.

Who in Saginaw or Buena Vista knew Richard, his music, or anything about that night on Mysylvia Drive?