A dispute over how long it was taking to repair a vehicle ended in a fatal shooting in Suffolk, Virginia. Thirty-year-old Rakheem Smylez Scott was at an auto care center in the 800 block of W. Constance Road on the morning of Saturday, October 8, 2022, when an argument about the pace of the work escalated. The mechanic who had been contacted initially calmed the situation, but a later altercation led to shots being fired.

Police arrived about 10:33 a.m. and found Scott had been shot multiple times. He received treatment from emergency medical services at the scene and was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. Forty-three-year-old Ronald Richardson of Suffolk remained at the location, was taken into custody for questioning, and was later arrested and charged with second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. The preliminary investigation tied the deadly confrontation to the original dispute between the customer and the mechanic.

Did anyone witness the confrontation at the auto care center or have information about what sparked the renewed altercation?