Lawrence J. Johnson, 27, was shot and killed outside Shortt’s Grocery on Mistletoe Street in Petersburg, Virginia, on the morning of Tuesday, September 1, 2015. He died at the scene from his wounds before emergency personnel could render aid. The shooting occurred about 11 a.m. in daylight and was captured on the store’s surveillance cameras.

Petersburg Police opened the city’s 10th homicide investigation of the year. Investigators used the surveillance footage to identify a suspect; 19-year-old Kae’Juan Daye later turned himself in to police, accompanied by his mother and another person, admitting he had been at the scene. The motive and the details of what led to the shooting remain to be established through the legal process.

If anyone knew Lawrence, saw the area around Shortt’s Grocery that morning, or has information about the events leading up to the shooting, please come forward.