A graduation celebration in Richmond, Virginia, ended in deadly gunfire in June 2023. Eighteen-year-old Shawn Jackson was shot and killed moments after receiving his diploma from Huguenot High School; his 36-year-old stepfather, Renzo Smith, was also fatally wounded. The shooting occurred outside the Altria Theater and injured five other people as hundreds fled the area in panic.

Police identified 19-year-old Amari Ty-Jon Pollard as a suspect and took him into custody. Authorities have said the attack was not random but grew out of a long-standing dispute between Pollard and Shawn Jackson. Pollard was initially charged with two counts of second-degree murder; a grand jury later upgraded the count related to Shawn Jackson to first-degree murder while the charge for Renzo Smith was dropped. The defense has asserted the shooting was self-defense, alleging Pollard was threatened by Jackson and others.

Does anyone have information about the dispute between Shawn Jackson and Amari Pollard or witnessed the events outside the Altria Theater that day?