Lawrence Keith Taylor was 21 when he was shot dead at his home on Buffalo Lane in Evington, Virginia. On August 29, 2021, at about 10:21 p.m., the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a shooting and found Taylor deceased from a gunshot wound. The quiet neighborhood became the scene of a homicide investigation as deputies worked to determine what happened that night.

Investigators identified a person of interest and, the next day, arrested 19-year-old Matthew Isaac Critchley of Gretna. The Campbell County Sheriff’s Office charged Critchley with second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony; he was held without bond at Blue Ridge Regional Jail pending further proceedings. The motive for the shooting had not been publicly disclosed.

If anyone remembers seeing Lawrence or activity on Buffalo Lane that evening, or has information that could help, please share what is known with officials.