Tyquan Percell Ridges was 20 when he was shot and killed on the evening of April 12, 2022. Known in Petersburg, Virginia as Fat Daddy, he was a 2019 Petersburg High School graduate described by family and friends as kind and warm. The shooting occurred about 6:55 p.m. at the Petersburg Food Mart and Citgo on East Washington Street during an altercation that turned into a triple shooting.

Ridges was struck multiple times and died at the scene. Two other people were shot and later found nearby with non-life-threatening injuries. Surveillance footage captured the chaotic aftermath. Petersburg Police identified 19-year-old Dwight Delano Scott Jr. as a suspect; he was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony and held in jail as proceedings began.

If anyone was at the store that evening or has information about what led to the shooting, please come forward.