In the spring of 2018, the life of 61-year-old Geraldine R. Tillery, a Black female, was tragically cut short by an act of violence in her Richmond, Virginia community. On the evening of May 5th, Tillery was shot in the 2300 block of Concord Avenue. News reports from the time indicate that she was shot after answering a knock at her door. Neighbors and family described her as a 'community grandmother,' a beloved figure in her neighborhood.
Following the shooting, the Richmond Police
Department launched a homicide investigation into her death. Despite their efforts and pleas to the public for information, the case has grown cold. To date, no arrests have been made in connection with the murder of Geraldine R. Tillery, and no suspects have been publicly identified.
The investigation into her death remains open, and authorities continue to ask for anyone with information to come forward. The lack of resolution in her case has left a void in her community and a lingering sense of injustice for a woman remembered so fondly by those who knew her. Her death is listed among the unsolved homicides for the city of Richmond, a painful reminder of a life taken too soon and a case that is still waiting for a breakthrough.
