Timothy Richardson, 23, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of July 5, 2021, while a passenger in a Kia sedan on the Shockoe Valley Bridge along Interstate 64 in Richmond, Virginia. Another sedan reportedly pulled alongside in the left lane and fired into the Kia, striking Richardson. The Kia’s driver exited the interstate and stopped near the Richmond Convention Center; Richardson was taken to a nearby hospital and died later that day.

A recent Armstrong High School graduate who attended a trade school, Richardson was remembered by family as playful, good at math and designing clothes, and gentle despite his large stature. He leaves behind his mother, Andrea Richardson, and a nine-month-old daughter. Virginia State Police opened a homicide investigation and family members publicly asked for help; no arrests have been announced.

If anyone has information about the shooting on the Shockoe Valley Bridge on July 5, 2021, please come forward.