On October 29, 2019, at about 12:30 p.m., 21-year-old Richard Webster was found with gunshot wounds in the 10000 block of Leighton Place in Manassas, Virginia. He was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead that day.

Investigators quickly identified three suspects and described the shooting as not appearing to be a random act. Within a week, police announced arrests: Nieko A. Anderson, 19, of Manassas; Sofia Misuraca, 20, of Haymarket; and John Childs II, 25, of Manassas. Anderson was charged with murder in connection with Webster’s death. Misuraca and Childs were charged with conspiracy to commit robbery.

Information about trials, convictions, or sentences was not available at the time of these reports, and the investigation remained ongoing. If anyone has information about what happened that afternoon, please share it with the Manassas City Police Department.