Joseph Curtis Johnson was 44 when he was killed in Richmond, Virginia on August 27, 2016. Authorities concluded his death was the result of gun violence and opened a homicide investigation.

Investigators pursued multiple leads and possible motives but faced major obstacles: there were no eyewitnesses and few concrete leads to develop. Detectives kept the case open and reviewed evidence as new information came in, but no arrests were announced in the immediate aftermath.

Johnson is described as Black / African American, age 44 at the time of death. If anyone has information about what happened that night or remembers anything suspicious in the area on August 27, 2016, please share what you know.