Charles J. Lewis III, 53, was found shot and dead in the driver’s seat of his vehicle in an alley in Richmond’s Northside on the morning of January 23, 2017. Emergency services were summoned at about 7:03 a.m.; the call was initially treated as a medical emergency but first responders discovered Lewis had been shot and pronounced him dead at the scene.

The Richmond Police Department identified Lewis and opened a homicide investigation. Little else has been reported about the circumstances surrounding the shooting or potential witnesses.

If anyone knew Charles Lewis, saw activity in the 2400 block of Barton Avenue that morning, or has information that could help bring answers to his family, please come forward.