In the early hours of June 8, 2022, officers responded to a report that someone had been shot on Picnic Road near Battlefield Park Road on U.S. National Park Service property. Responding officers found 36-year-old Brandon Keith Temple of Henrico County with life-threatening injuries. Emergency aid was given and he was transported to a nearby hospital, where he later died from those injuries.

The caller, 21-year-old Robert Martin Seward of Henrico County, was detained at the scene. After an initial investigation, Seward was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. The Henrico County Police are leading the investigation in coordination with the U.S. National Park Service.

Friends and community members remembered Temple as a kind, friendly person who greeted people with a great attitude at the store where he worked. If anyone has information about what happened on Picnic Road that morning, please come forward.