Smythe Murray Brown Sr. was 45 and originally from Jamaica, West Indies when he was found shot to death in a Richmond, Virginia parking lot on May 23, 2007. Few details about the shooting have been reported; the circumstances leading to the shooting and information about any suspects or arrests have not been publicly detailed. His death was listed among Richmond’s homicides that year, but the case has not been highlighted in cold-case compilations, leaving its status unclear.

An obituary in the Richmond Times-Dispatch noted he was survived by a son, his mother, and several siblings; a viewing and service were held in Richmond before his interment in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica.

Does anyone have information about that evening or about Smythe’s life in Richmond that could help clarify what happened?