Carlos Rican Roman Jr., 34, was shot and killed at a residence on the 1400 block of Spring Grove Road in Spout Spring, Appomattox County, on July 21, 2021. The death was investigated as a homicide after Roman died of a gunshot wound.

Investigators identified a local man, Charles Roosevelt Abbitt Jr., as the suspect. Abbitt was arrested and initially charged with second-degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting. The case later moved through the courts and did not proceed to a full trial on the original murder charge.

Abbitt pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of voluntary manslaughter and received a prison term in August 2022. If anyone knew Carlos Rican Roman Jr. or was in the Spout Spring area on July 21, 2021, please share information that could help clarify what happened.