Jay’Quan Royster was 19 when he was fatally wounded in a shooting on December 6, 2021, in the 1800 block of Southlawn Avenue in Richmond, Virginia. After the shooting a private vehicle was taking Royster to a hospital; the driver flagged down a Richmond Fire Department vehicle so emergency personnel could provide treatment before he was transported onward. Royster died of his injuries at the hospital.

Richmond Police are treating the incident as a homicide. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced; the investigation is ongoing and police have asked the public for information that could help solve the case.

If anyone has information about what happened that evening or remembers seeing activity in the 1800 block of Southlawn Avenue on December 6, 2021, please share it with investigators.