In the early evening of March 8, 2021, the life of 38-year-old Steven Milton Whisnant, III, a male, was tragically cut short in Richmond, Virginia. Officers were called to the 1100 block of St. Paul Street, in the city's Gilpin Court neighborhood, for a report of a shooting. Upon their arrival just after 6:30 p.m., they discovered Whisnant suffering from a gunshot wound.
He was transported to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries, marking the 12th homicide in the city that year.
The investigation into Whisnant's death swiftly led to a suspect. The following day, authorities arrested 29-year-old Quashawn E. Burgess in connection with the fatal shooting. Burgess was taken into custody in Henrico County by the U.S. Marshals Regional Fugitive Task Force. The arrest was the result of diligent work by detectives who identified him as the alleged perpetrator.
Following his arrest, Quashawn E. Burgess faced multiple serious charges. These included homicide, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The charges painted a grim picture of the events that led to the untimely death of Steven Milton Whisnant, III, leaving a community to grapple with another act of gun violence.
