A man was found dead inside a crashed vehicle in the parking lot of Stony Point Fashion Park in South Richmond, and police are investigating the incident. Richmond Police said officers responded to the scene at about 7:21 p.m. Saturday and discovered the wrecked car with the man dead inside.
The case was first reported by WRIC ABC 8News, which described the story as developing and said the outlet had reached out to police for more information. Richmond Police are asking anyone with information about the crash to contact Major Crimes Detective A. Sleem at 804-646-3871, according to the station's report.
Major Crimes Detective Listed as Contact
A Major Crimes detective is listed as the contact for information about the case.
Virginia law also shapes what happens next. Under Virginia Code § 32.1-283, any sudden, accidental, unnatural, or unattended death must be reported immediately to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, which is statutorily required to investigate the cause and manner of death, according to Virginia law. The statute assigns investigation of the cause and manner of death to the Chief Medical Examiner.
Inside Stony Point Fashion Park
Stony Point Fashion Park sits at 9200 Stony Point Parkway off Chippenham Parkway, also known as Route 150, and is an open-air retail center managed by commercial real estate firm JLL, according to Stony Point Fashion Park. The complex includes several retailers. The property also maintains an on-site security office between its dog park and Restoration Hardware, with a security telephone number listed on the shopping center's own site.
A Broader Pattern of Fatal Crash Investigations
In July 2025, a report about a fatal crash in Richmond, Indiana, reported felony and misdemeanor charges against Billy Goodwin.
The death also lands amid a broader statewide conversation about road safety. Preliminary 2025 data cited by a report from Press Advantage list 747 deaths in Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles data and 833 in National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data, compared with 917 deaths in 2024; the NHTSA comparison represented a 9.2% decrease. Richmond's road-safety efforts are not described in the cited report.
What Remains Unknown
WRIC's report did not identify the man, and it did not say what caused his death. The report also did not say whether surveillance cameras at Stony Point Fashion Park captured the moments leading up to the 7:21 p.m. police response. WRIC reporter Mary Margaret Clouse was identified in the report, which said the outlet had reached out to police as the investigation unfolded.
