Francesca Harris-Scarborough, 31, was found dead early on April 9, 2020, slumped inside a running vehicle on the 3400 block of Blakey Street in Richmond’s East End. Police discovered her around 6:50 a.m.; she had an apparent gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene. Family members said she was pregnant at the time and described the discovery as sudden and devastating, with the running car and quiet residential street making the scene feel frozen in time.

Two months after the killing, Everett L. Bolling Jr. of Chesterfield was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Prosecutors later described the charge as a premeditated killing; defense attorneys disputed whether the evidence tied Bolling to the shooting. After a weeklong trial, a Richmond jury found him not guilty on March 12, 2021. Reports described DNA testing linking him as the father of the unborn child, but said a firearm was never recovered and some DNA and video evidence did not tie him to the shooting.

If anyone knew Francesca, saw activity on Blakey Street that morning, or has information about the case, please share what’s known.