On the evening of September 3, 2017, a gathering in Gillies Creek Park in Richmond’s Fulton Hill neighborhood was interrupted by gunfire. Jamar L. Anderson, 32, was shot in the 4300 block of Government Road and later arrived at a local hospital with a life-threatening wound. He died despite medical efforts and was pronounced dead, the city’s 42nd homicide that year.

The Richmond Police Department continues to investigate, and the motive remains unclear. The loss remains unresolved for family and the community.

If anyone witnessed the shooting that night or has information about what happened around Government Road on September 3, 2017, please come forward to investigators.