James M. Williams, 37, died after being shot in Richmond’s east end on June 24, 2016. Police found him with fatal gunshot wounds and he was taken to a local hospital, where he later died. The Richmond Police Department opened a thorough investigation; the circumstances of the shooting were not immediately clear.

Williams’ death occurred amid a broader investigation into a string of violent crimes in Richmond earlier that year. That probe had already produced several arrests linked to the March 24, 2016, homicide of Eric A. Banks. On April 20, 2016, Kendell L. Coward, 34, and another James M. Williams, 36, were arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit murder. The next day a U.S. Marshals task force arrested Keon L. McDonald, 31, on charges including conspiracy to commit murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Anyone with information about the June 24 shooting or Williams’ activities in the days beforehand is asked to come forward.