Joie M. Wyche, a 26-year-old Black man from Richmond, Virginia, was killed in a late-afternoon burst of gunfire on Monday, August 28, 2017, on the 1800 block of North 30th Street in the city’s East End. A nearby police officer heard multiple shots, found Wyche gravely wounded and suffering from at least one life-threatening gunshot wound, and he was taken to a hospital where he died shortly afterward. Investigators said the medical examiner would determine the official cause and manner of death while detectives began piecing together what happened on the residential block.

Police publicly identified Wyche the next day and appealed to anyone who had been nearby, seen the shooter, or heard anything to contact Major Crimes Detective G. Russell or submit tips through Crime Stoppers. The initial releases noted no suspect or motive and no arrest, charge, or named suspect was announced. The City of Richmond’s 2017 homicide list continues to include Wyche and does not mark his entry as cleared.

If anyone was in the area that afternoon or has information about what happened on North 30th Street, please share what is known.