[4] After the ceremony, Shawn Jackson, one of the graduates, left the theater and walked to Monroe Park to reunite with his family.

[8] The shooting occurred in Monroe Park, outside the Altria Theater and after the graduation ceremony for Huguenot High School, around 5:13 pm local time.

[3] Police inside the theater, who had been working security for the graduation, heard shots and passed that information to other emergency responders.

[7] A member of the Richmond City School Board who was in attendance, said that the shooting began shortly after they were exiting the building and they had heard about 20 shots in quick succession.

[5][3] Additionally, Smith's 9-year-old daughter was hit by a car while fleeing the vicinity of the shooting; she was treated at the scene and later went to the hospital, where she was released by June 7.

[8] Richmond Police Chief Rick Edwards said at a news conference that Pollard had attended the graduation, had an "interaction" with Jackson after the ceremony, and then had retrieved a handgun from his car.

[16] The graduation ceremony for Thomas Jefferson High School, which was scheduled to take place in the Altria Theater later that evening, was canceled.