Dedric Shyheim Megginson was 18 when he was shot during a burglary in Lynchburg, Virginia. On the evening of May 15, 2017, police answering a burglary in progress in the 800 block of Dearing Street found two young men with multiple gunshot wounds. Both Megginson and another 18-year-old, Darrell Jermaine Saunders Jr., were taken to Lynchburg General Hospital; Megginson died of his wounds the next day, May 16, 2017, while Saunders was listed in serious but stable condition.

Investigators said the shooting was connected to the reported burglary and was not random, with police describing it as tied to an attempted robbery. No arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced and the case remains open. If anyone has information that could help bring answers to Megginson’s family, please come forward to local law enforcement.