Kenneth Irvin Lawson, 37, was killed in a shooting inside a business on East Main Street in Richmond, Virginia, on Christmas morning, December 25, 2019. The shooting happened about 12:49 a.m.; Lawson died at the scene from an apparent gunshot wound. He was a married father of five and was known by the nickname Heavy.

Three other people were shot in the same incident: an adult male and an adult female were taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, and another adult female with non-life-threatening injuries arrived at a hospital in a private vehicle. Richmond Police Department Major Crimes detectives investigated the quadruple shooting.

Family and friends remembered Lawson as a loving, joyful presence who enjoyed music, dancing and his Highland Park community, and they held a vigil calling for justice. No arrests have been publicly announced and the identity of the shooter or shooters has not been released. If anyone knew Kenneth or has information about what happened that night, please contact Richmond Police or Crime Stoppers.