In the early morning of May 6, 2022, 38-year-old Jermorlo Napolean Butler was found with fatal gunshot wounds inside an apartment on Rosetta Street in Richmond’s Fairfield Court neighborhood. Richmond police arrived about 1:46 a.m. and pronounced Mr. Butler dead at the scene.

His longtime friend Demetrise Simmons was also found shot and taken to a hospital, where she later died. Investigators believe the shooting actually occurred many hours earlier, around 4 p.m. on May 5, 2022 — a detail released to prompt witnesses who were in the area during that afternoon into coming forward.

No arrests have been announced and the investigation remains open. The families have offered a reward and are asking anyone with information to contact the Richmond Police Department or Crime Stoppers. Did anyone in the Fairfield Court area see or hear anything on the afternoon of May 5 that could help this case?