On a Monday afternoon in Richmond, Virginia, the life of Surita M. Abdul-Majid, a 30-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short. On September 21, 2020, at approximately 2:52 p.m., police responded to a report of gunfire in the 3500 block of East Richmond Road. Inside a residence, they discovered Abdul-Majid suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The medical examiner would later confirm the cause and manner of his death.
Known as a happy and outgoing father to two young girls, as well as a talented musician and rapper, Abdul-Majid was killed in his apartment in the Oakwood community. The day before the shooting, he had been celebrating his birthday. It is believed that someone kicked in the door to his apartment around 3 p.m. and shot him while he was sleeping.
The Richmond Police Department's Major Crimes detectives are investigating the case as a homicide. Despite their efforts, the case remains unsolved, and authorities have reached out to the public for any information that could lead to an arrest. In an effort to generate new leads for this and other unsolved homicides, the Richmond Sheriff's Office began distributing decks of playing cards to inmates at the Richmond Justice Center, with each card featuring a victim of an unsolved crime, including Surita Abdul-Majid. This initiative, however, was met with mixed reactions from the victims' families, some of whom found the measure insensitive and were upset they had not been consulted beforehand. As of now, no suspects have been publicly identified, and no arrests have been made in connection with the murder of Surita Abdul-Majid. The investigation remains ongoing.
