Brandon W. Ruffin was 29 when he was shot on the afternoon of March 25, 2018, near Broad and 4th streets in Richmond, Virginia. Virginia Commonwealth University Police officers in the area arrived first and found Ruffin with a critical gunshot wound; he was transported to a nearby hospital and later died of his injuries. The Richmond Police Department classified the death as a homicide and led the investigation.

VCU officers detained a man at the scene who was later identified as 36-year-old Brian M. Tyler of Powhatan. Tyler was arrested after Richmond detectives’ initial probe and charged with murder and using a firearm in the commission of a felony. Investigators described the shooting as an isolated incident, but a clear motive was not released publicly.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or knows more about events leading up to it, please share what you remember.