Sixteen-year-old Josh Rone was shot and killed after the Danville–Pittsylvania County Fair in Ringgold, Virginia, on the night of September 18, 2021. The attack occurred in the fair parking lot at about 11:45 p.m.; emergency crews already on site struggled to reach him quickly because of the chaotic exodus of panicked fairgoers, and he later died of his injuries.

Josh lived in Caswell County, North Carolina, and was a junior at Bartlett‑Yancey High School. He played on the high school football team and worked at a local supermarket. His parents, Christina Gomes and Joel Rone, have since worked publicly against gun violence. A juvenile suspect was arrested, tried in Pittsylvania County Circuit Court, found guilty of Josh’s murder, and sentenced to 40 years in prison.

If anyone was at the fair that night or has information about events in the parking area around 11:45 p.m., please share what you know.