Royal Antonio Briggs, 43, was shot and killed on the evening of Wednesday, December 11, 2019, in the 800 block of Wilcox Street in Petersburg, Virginia. Police who responded to reports of shots fired found him with life-threatening injuries; he was taken to a local hospital and later died. His death was one of two homicides that night and helped push Petersburg to a record number of homicides for that year.

The Petersburg Police Department opened an investigation and publicly identified Briggs as a victim, asking the community for information that could lead to those responsible. There have been no public announcements of arrests or identified suspects in connection with his killing, and the investigation remained unresolved as of late 2025.

Did anyone in Petersburg see or hear anything on Wilcox Street that evening that could help advance this case?