On the early morning of Saturday, July 22, 2017, 52-year-old Melvin Leon Chambliss, a Black man, was killed in Richmond, Virginia. He was one of two men who died in separate shootings that night. Chambliss’s death was caused by gunfire and was officially ruled a homicide.

Public details about the circumstances, motive, or events leading to the shooting are scarce.

If anyone knew Melvin, saw activity in Richmond during the early hours of July 22, 2017, or has information that could help, please come forward.