Vinshaun Daecorey Johnson, 18, was shot and killed on Montvale Avenue in Richmond, Virginia in the early morning of April 7, 2021. Police responded to a report of a shooting at about 4:28 a.m., found Johnson unresponsive in the roadway with a gunshot wound, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Another male teenager was also shot and suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital.

Three Richmond residents — Juhwaan Barnes, 19, Justin Oliver, 18, and Kevon Bynum, 19 — were charged in connection with the homicide. Charges included murder, malicious wounding, and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony; Bynum also faced a conspiracy to commit murder charge. Bynum later pleaded guilty in connection with this killing and another deadly shooting and was sentenced to 52 years in prison. Johnson’s family and friends held a vigil to remember him after his death.

If anyone has information about what happened on Montvale Avenue that morning, please share what you know.