Hector Menjivar-Chulo, 42, was found after a shooting on Old Warwick Road in Richmond on August 18, 2019. Police were called about an assault at roughly 9:13 a.m.; officers discovered Menjivar-Chulo in the roadway with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Investigators reported Menjivar-Chulo was carrying a hammer during the altercation, a fact that introduced a possible self-defense claim and became central to the inquiry. One person was taken into custody in connection with the shooting, but initial reports did not release that person’s identity. Authorities described the investigation as active while they worked to establish the sequence of events and whether deadly force was justified.

Does anyone have information about what happened that morning or the people involved?