Kahli Percy Andrews, a 26-year-old man from Henrico, Virginia, died after a midafternoon shooting on May 27, 2026. The violence unfolded around 3:11 p.m. in the 0 block of North Fern Avenue, near Nine Mile Road, in the Varina Magisterial District of Henrico County. When officers arrived, they found Andrews unresponsive in the roadway, suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. He was rushed to a local hospital, but his injuries were too severe, and he later died.
The shooting happened in the Highland Springs area of eastern Henrico, turning an ordinary Wednesday afternoon into a homicide investigation. Police said members of the Henrico Police Criminal Investigations Section responded to the scene to document evidence and begin piecing together what led to the shooting. The public details released so far have not described the relationship between Andrews and the accused shooter, nor have authorities publicly laid out a motive.
Andrews was connected to Richmond Public Schools, where he worked as an instructional assistant at Fairfield Court Elementary School. After his death, a Richmond Schools spokesperson offered condolences to his family, marking the loss not only as a violent death in Henrico County but also as a blow to the school community where he had worked with students.
Investigators quickly developed Deondre Demetrius Thomas, 27, of Henrico, as a suspect. Thomas was taken into custody at the scene without incident after what police described as a brief investigation. He was charged with second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
As of the available online reports, Thomas is the only publicly identified suspect in Andrews' death. The case remained under investigation after the arrest, and police asked anyone with information to contact Henrico detectives or submit an anonymous tip through Crime Stoppers or P3 Tips. No trial outcome or conviction has been publicly reported in the available sources.
