Saturday, January 1, 2011

Southlawn Avenue Homicides

At approximately 4:35 a.m. the Richmond Police Department responded to a call of shots fired in the 1700 block of Southlawn Avenue.

On that street officers found a black male unresponsive from an apparent gunshot wound. One block away officers found a black female in a vehicle also unresponsive from an apparent gunshot wound.

They were pronounced dead at the scene. The Medical Examiner will determine cause of death.

Detectives are interviewing those in the area who may have some information about this incident. Anyone with information about these shootings is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 780-1000.