Herbert O. Carter, 37, was shot dead just before 11 p.m. on June 10, 2018, in Richmond’s Washington Park area. Police who were nearby on an unrelated call in the 600 block of Lincoln Avenue responded when shots rang out and found two people with apparent gunshot wounds; both victims, including Carter, were pronounced dead at the scene. Medical officials said Carter’s fatal injury was a gunshot wound to the chest. Authorities identified the other victim as Quentin R. Robinson and listed Carter as living in the 9900 block of Racquet Club Lane in Henrico County.

Residents described a sudden burst of gunfire, children awakened and a vehicle speeding away shortly after the shooting. Investigators canvassed the area and asked for witnesses to come forward, but public updates did not name a suspect and no arrests or charges have been announced. Who in the neighborhood that night might have seen the vehicle or heard something that could help explain what happened?