Michael A. Minor, a 44-year-old Black man, was closing out the night at the Black Tie Social Club on Nine Mile Road in Richmond’s East End when he was shot and killed in the club’s parking lot. Police responded about 2:08 a.m. on July 30, 2016, and found him unresponsive with an apparent gunshot wound to the head; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Family said he had been working at the club and was simply closing up when the gunman called his name and fired. Detectives described the encounter as a robbery that turned violent after the suspect demanded Minor’s belongings and a struggle ensued. Witnesses and investigators said the shooter was a Black male in his mid-30s, roughly 6 feet tall, stocky, wearing a white T-shirt, dark jean shorts and Nike-style boots; he fled on foot and was picked up in a white Chrysler 300 that headed east on Nine Mile Road toward I-64, seen on nearby surveillance footage. Minor’s obituary described him as Coach Mike, a youth football mentor who lived in the Fulton community and worked in construction. Police had not announced an arrest and family members continued to appeal for witnesses to come forward.

Did anyone see that white Chrysler 300 or the man who walked up to Minor that night?