On the evening of Thursday, November 5, 2020, officers from the Richmond Police Department responded to the 6800 block of Midlothian Turnpike after a report of a person shot. At about 8:05 p.m. they found 19-year-old JaShawn Pressley inside a vehicle with an apparent gunshot wound; Pressley was pronounced dead at the scene. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner was asked to determine the official cause and manner of death.

Detectives opened a homicide investigation and appealed to the public for help. Authorities asked anyone with information to contact Major Crimes Detective J. Higgins or to submit anonymous tips through Crime Stoppers. No information about suspects or arrests has been released and the case remains open.

If anyone has information about JaShawn Pressley or the shooting on Midlothian Turnpike, please share what is known with investigators.