In the pre-dawn hours of Halloween morning 2022, 56-year-old Robert Cameron Ashburn was shot and killed outside his home on North Carriage Lane in Midlothian, Virginia. Ashburn left the house at about 3:30 a.m. after noticing someone rummaging through his girlfriend’s unlocked car in the driveway and was struck by a fatal gunshot during the confrontation. First responders arrived but Ashburn died at the scene.

Home surveillance footage captured the encounter and showed Ashburn approaching the suspect before the shot was fired; the shooter then fled on foot. Investigators identified suspects after reviewing footage and a traffic stop. On November 18, 2022, police arrested 25-year-old Asuntae M. Barksdale, charging him with second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. On November 29, 2022, 21-year-old Avontae M. Smith was also arrested and charged similarly. A third person in the vehicle during the traffic stop was identified but not charged after consultation with the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office.

Did anyone in the Midlothian area see or hear anything in the early hours of October 31, 2022 that could help this investigation?