On the morning of July 6, 2021, Richmond Police responded to a call in an alley in the 1100 block of North 34th Street and found 50-year-old Kenneth Kenny Tyler unresponsive with an apparent gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Mr. Tyler was a Black/African American male. The death was classified as a homicide and the Richmond Police Department’s Major Crimes detectives took over the investigation; the Medical Examiner was to determine the official cause of death.

Authorities asked the community for help and directed tips to Major Crimes Detective P. Mansfield or to Crime Stoppers. No significant public updates about arrests or suspect identifications have been released and the investigation remains ongoing as his family and friends pursue answers.

If anyone has information about what happened that morning, contact Detective Mansfield or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers.