On April 7, 2021, 18-year-old Vinshaun Johnson was shot and killed in the 500 block of Montvale Avenue in Richmond, Virginia. Police responded to a shooting report at about 4:28 a.m. and found Johnson unresponsive in the roadway with a gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene. A second male, a juvenile in his late teens, was also shot and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Investigators say the killing was part of a planned ambush. Authorities arrested three Richmond men: Juhwaan Barnes, 19; Kevon Bynum, 19; and Justin Oliver, 18. Charges included murder, malicious wounding, and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony; Bynum faced an additional conspiracy to commit murder count. Two women reportedly helped lure Johnson to the location and later testified against Barnes.

Kevon Bynum pleaded guilty and was sentenced in March 2022 to 52 years, a term that also covered charges from a separate shooting 20 days later. Juhwaan Barnes was convicted of first-degree murder and use of a firearm and sentenced to 43 years with 19 years suspended. The outcome for Justin Oliver is not detailed. Did anyone in Richmond see or hear anything that night that could add detail to this case?