Samuel Kwarteng, a 20-year-old VCU student from Alexandria, Virginia, was shot and killed on April 13, 2017, on the 1200 block of West Moore Street in Richmond’s Carver neighborhood. A student of Electrical Engineering who had moved off-campus to focus on studies, he was described by friends and family as selfless, talented and caring and was a member of Pi Kappa Phi.

Kwarteng had accompanied a friend to the home of 20-year-old Emmanuel E. Jordan when an altercation reportedly over a drug-related debt escalated. Witnesses described arguing and screaming before gunfire. Kwarteng was struck in the back by a bullet from a .40 caliber handgun and collapsed on the front porch, where he died.

Jordan was arrested and charged; prosecutors said the shooting was accidental during a heated dispute, while the defense said Jordan acted out of fear and the gun discharged unintentionally as he pushed them out the door. In August 2017 Jordan was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and later sentenced to one year in prison.

Did anyone in the Carver or VCU community have information about tensions or disputes in the neighborhood around April 2017?