Overview

• Adam Turck, a 35-year-old Richmond theatre actor, was shot on August 2 while walking his dog and attempting to calm a domestic dispute
• Medical teams upheld his wish by keeping him on life support to preserve his organs for donation before he died days later
• Richmond Police Chief Rick Edwards called for renewed community efforts to curb firearm violence following Turck’s death
• Virginia Repertory Theatre and Turck’s family have issued public tributes praising his artistic contributions, integrity and selflessness
• In his final Instagram post, Turck lauded understudies as “the backbone of theatre,” underscoring his respect for unsung stage contributors