On January 29, 2017, 31-year-old Joseph Joey Clennie Boyle was found fatally shot inside a vehicle in Richmond’s Southside, in the 2500 block of an apartment complex. The discovery launched a homicide investigation that investigators said was one of two homicides in the city at the start of the year.

Within weeks, authorities announced arrests in connection with Boyle’s death. Nathaniel D. Jones was charged with conspiracy to commit murder and Christina M. Villoch was charged with conspiracy to commit robbery. Investigators described the incident as a robbery that escalated into fatal violence.

The case left Boyle’s family and the community seeking answers about how the planned encounter led to his death. If anyone knew Boyle, his movements that evening, or has information about the alleged robbery and those involved, please come forward with what was seen or heard.