Jashod H. Edwards was 30 when he was fatally shot on Tuesday, December 21, 2021. At about 11:19 a.m. a private vehicle arrived at VCU Medical Center’s emergency room carrying Edwards with a gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the hospital. Richmond Police detectives concluded the shooting occurred in the 2300 block of Bethel Street and opened a homicide investigation.

The Richmond Police Department publicly identified Edwards as the victim and asked anyone with information to contact Major Crimes Detective A. Sleem or to submit anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers. No arrests or suspects have been publicly announced and the investigation remains ongoing. His family held a viewing and funeral in early January 2022, and he was buried at Oakwood Cemetery.

If anyone has information about the shooting on Bethel Street that morning, please contact Detective Sleem or Crime Stoppers.