Hakeem Winston was 24 when he was fatally shot on the afternoon of Thursday, October 5, 2017, in Richmond’s Chimborazo neighborhood. Officers were sent to the 3900 block of Crestview Road after reports of a shooting; Hakeem was found with a life-threatening gunshot wound and was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He was a Thomas Jefferson High School graduate, remembered by friends and family as goofy and fun-loving, and his death was one of several shootings in the city during that period.

A visitation and funeral were held in the days after his killing. As of the last available update, no arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced in connection with his murder. If anyone knew Hakeem or has information about what happened on October 5, 2017, please come forward.