Kim Mark Dodson

Kim Mark Dodson (age 24) was a young Black man from Chesterfield, Virginia, whose life was part of the Richmond community. Public records and local reporting identify him as a resident of the 9000 block of Lyric Court in Chesterfield. In late May 2015, Kim’s life was cut short when he was fatally wounded in a shooting in Richmond’s Southside; the incident occurred near the Forestbrooke apartment complex on Petosky Avenue on the evening of May 31, 2015, and another person was also injured.

Outside of the immediate facts of the night he died, the public record about Kim’s life is limited in online sources. That scarcity does not diminish the reality that he was a real person with family and connections who were left to grieve his loss. Those who knew him — his relatives, neighbors, and friends — carried the sorrow and the unanswered questions that followed. Local reporting from the time records the police identification and the place he lived, and notes that police investigated the shooting but did not immediately release a suspect description or arrests.

This remembrance honors Kim as more than the circumstances of his death. Though available public details are brief, it is important to acknowledge the human being behind the name: a 24-year-old whose life mattered to people who loved him. For those who remember Kim — family and friends — his memory is carried in private stories, daily routines, and the spaces he once moved through. May this short tribute serve as a respectful recognition of his life and the loss felt by his community.