Dashawn Cox, 17, a senior at Armstrong High School known as DaeDae, was shot and killed on the afternoon of Thursday, February 17, 2022, outside the Ashley Oaks Apartments in the East End of Richmond, Virginia. The fatal shooting was recorded as the city’s first juvenile homicide of the year.

Described as a bright young man who loved reading and enjoyed dressing up and good food, Dashawn was remembered by school staff and family. A candlelight vigil in Armstrong’s blue and orange drew friends, family, and city leaders who mourned his loss and called for an end to local violence. No arrests or suspects had been publicly identified in the immediate aftermath, and his family, including his mother Berthenia Brown and adoptive sister Shawn Brown, publicly asked anyone with information to come forward.

Does anyone who knew Dashawn or who was in the Ashley Oaks area that afternoon have information that could help the investigation?