Xavier R. Brown was 23 when he was shot and killed in Shockoe Bottom, Richmond, Virginia, in the early hours of May 21, 2022. An aspiring chef who had worked in several local restaurants and recently started a private catering business, Brown was leaving a nightclub after catering an event when he was struck by gunfire in a parking lot near his car on the 1500 block of East Main Street. Richmond police found him with a gunshot wound around 2 a.m.; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

His family and the local culinary community mourned a young man described as energetic and dedicated to his craft. Investigators released surveillance footage of a man believed to be a suspect, and Brown’s family offered a $3,500 reward for information leading to a conviction. What information do readers have that could help bring Xavier’s killer to justice?