Nyjai Sidney Martins Johnson was 18 when he was shot and killed on the evening of August 5, 2017, in Richmond’s Gilpin Court neighborhood. The fatal shooting was one of several that took place across the city within a four-hour span that night, part of a brief but deadly surge in violence.

Richmond Police publicly identified Johnson as the victim and reported that a suspect was taken into custody in connection with the shooting. Johnson’s family held funeral services; he was survived by his mother, father, and several siblings.

What information might help fill the gaps in what happened after that August evening?