Curtis A. Richardson, 34, was shot and killed outside the Essex Food Store on High Street in Portsmouth on the evening of August 18, 2017. According to reports, a vehicle pulled up, a man got out, approached Richardson and shot him; Richardson died at the scene.

Authorities identified Stanlee S. Jones as a suspect, obtained a warrant, and the U.S. Marshals apprehended Jones in Newark, New Jersey, on August 31. He was extradited to Portsmouth on September 15 and held in the Portsmouth City Jail. Jones was charged with first-degree murder and two firearm offenses; prosecutors played surveillance footage and described the shooting as a cold-blooded public execution. The defense argued the killing was self-defense, saying Richardson had a reputation for violence and had allegedly shot Jones during an attempted robbery about eleven months earlier. The judge ruled the self-defense claim required proof Richardson posed an immediate threat at the shooting.

Richardson’s family remembered him as a good person who tried to avoid trouble. Does anyone have additional details about the night of August 18, 2017, or the events that led up to it?