On September 26, 2021, Richmond Police responded to a shooting on the 1300 block of Coalter Street around 4:54 p.m. Officers found 38-year-old Rishard Watkins with an apparent gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Major Crimes detectives opened an investigation and the Medical Examiner was asked to determine the official cause and manner of death.

Watkins was a Richmond resident. He is survived by his mother, father, two sons, a brother and other relatives and friends. Authorities asked the public for help and urged anyone with information to contact detectives or Crime Stoppers. No arrests or suspects have been publicly identified in the homicide.

Did anyone in Richmond have information about Watkins, his movements that afternoon, or what led to the shooting?