Joseph A. Harris III, 43, was found dead the morning of February 2, 2019, in Richmond’s Fan neighborhood. Officers responding just after daybreak discovered him unresponsive behind an apartment building in the 2000 block of West Cary Street with what police described as an apparent gunshot wound. Detectives early on said they did not believe the incident was random and initially were not looking for additional suspects.

Investigators tied the shooting to an earlier incident at a convenience store in the 2100 block of West Main Street, where police say a robbery occurred around 3:00 a.m. that morning. According to police, store clerk Jeremy Z. Simmons fired multiple shots with his personal handgun during the robbery and then followed Harris outside, firing additional shots as Harris ran. Harris was found hours later several blocks away.

In late April 2019 a grand jury returned felony charges against Simmons: voluntary manslaughter and discharging a firearm in a public place. Online memorials identify Harris by the nickname BoBo and link him to barbering and John Marshall. If anyone knew Joseph Harris, where he lived, worked, or spent time the morning of February 2, 2019, please share what they remember.