Candace Gomness, 23, was killed in a Richmond, Virginia, shooting on August 4, 2022. The shooting occurred around 3:13 p.m. on Forest Hill Avenue. Police found a vehicle that had struck a curb and stopped near West 44th Street and Forest Hill Avenue; inside were Gomness and a male companion, both with gunshot wounds. Gomness was taken to a hospital and later died; the male victim’s injuries were not considered life-threatening.

Detectives with the Major Crimes unit reported the shooting may have occurred near the intersection of Roanoke Street in the 4000 block of Forest Hill Avenue. On August 5, authorities arrested 20-year-old Miguel Rampersad of Richmond and charged him with attempted murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, with additional charges pending. The Medical Examiner was assigned to determine the official cause and manner of death, and investigators asked anyone with information to come forward.

Did anyone in the area see or hear anything around Forest Hill Avenue or Roanoke Street that afternoon?