Robert Leanders Smurf Bowman Jr., 31, was shot in Richmond’s East End on May 26, 2013, at about 3:30 a.m. Police found him at the intersection of Mechanicsville Turnpike and Carver Street with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

The Richmond Police Department initially had few leads and conducted canvasses and public appeals while the community held vigils and mourned Bowman. In late 2013 investigators arrested 29-year-old Jermaine Lamar Rollins and charged him with conspiracy to commit murder in connection with Bowman’s shooting. The case proceeded to legal action as authorities relied on physical evidence and witness testimony.

If anyone has information about Bowman, his movements that night, or the people around that intersection in May 2013, please come forward.